1st Edition
Global Development and the Environment Perspectives on Sustainability
Edited By Daniel J. Basta
Copyright 1992
104 Pages
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Routledge
108 Pages
by
Routledge
108 Pages
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Routledge
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In preparation for the United Nation’s Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, this study aimed to detail enduring environmental issues that might or might not have been considered at the conference. Originally published earlier that year, Global Development and the Environment questions the compatibility of goals for environmental protection, natural resource... Read more
Foreword; Preface; 1. Questions on Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Essays; 2. Population Issues 3. The Difficulty in Defining Sustainability 4. The Role of Natural Assets in Economics Development 5. Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Prioritize Environmental Problems 6. Sustainable Agriculture 7. Managing Water for Economic, Environmental, and Human Health 8. Energy Transitions 9. Climate Variability and Development 10. Preserving Biodiversity as a Resource
Biography
Joel Darmstadter
