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Prosperity without Growth
Economics for a Finite Planet
Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson, a top sustainability adviser to the UK government, makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed...
Published March 17th 2011 by Routledge
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The Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption
Series: Earthscan Reader Series
Sustainable consumption is a controversial concept: politically, socially and intellectually. Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives; making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 set in place a 10-year programme of...
Published September 30th 2006 by Routledge
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The Fashion Handbook
Series: Media Practice
The Fashion Handbook is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry. It explores the varied and diverse aspects of the business, bringing together critical concepts with practical information about the industry’s structure and core skills, as well as offering advice on real working practices...
Published May 3rd 2006 by Routledge
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Flexibility in Global Climate Policy
Beyond Joint Implementation
Since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1997, the negotiation of policy responses to climate change has become an area of major research. This authoritative volume sets out the main debates and processes of joint implementation -...
Published July 31st 2000 by Routledge
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Material Concerns
Pollution, Profit and Quality of Life
Material Concerns offers new perspectives on key environmental issues - pollution prevention, ecological economics, limits to sustainability, consumer behaviour and government policy. The first non-technical introduction to preventative environmental management, Material Concerns offers realistic...
Published May 8th 1996 by Routledge
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Clean Production Strategies Developing Preventive Environmental Management in the Industrial Economy
Clean Production Strategies is a cross-disciplinary book that presents a comprehensive examination of a new ethic emphasizing the appropriate design of products, processes, and economic activities to reduce the generation of waste into the environment. The book explores concepts and principles,...
Published May 11th 1993 by CRC Press