1st Edition

Policies for a Small Planet From the International Institute for Environment and Development

Edited By Johan Holmberg Copyright 1992
368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1992. The world is not living within its means. Current development policies, in both industrial and developing countries, are wasting resources and destroying the commons on which we all depend. The world is set on a path of deepening poverty and a deteriorating environment. New policies are needed to achieve sustainable development. This book presents an integrated series... Read more

List of Contributors;  Foreword by Sir Crispin Tickell;  Preface;  List of Abbreviations and Acronyms;  1. Sustainable Development: What Is to Be Done? Johan Holmberg and Richard Sandbrook  2. Organizing for Change: People-Power and the Role of Institutions Robin Sharp  3. Economic Policy and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Edward Barbier, Joshua Bishop, Bruce Aylward and Joanne Burgess  4. Regenerating Agriculture: The Agroecology of Low-External Input and Community-Based Development Jules Pretty, Irene Guijt, Ian Scoones and John Thompson  5. The Future City Jorge Hardoy, Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite  6. Restructuring Industry for Sustainable Development Nick Robins and Alex Trisoglio  7. The Future Shape of Forests Caroline Sargent and Stephen Bass  8. The Future of Africa’s Drylands: Is Local Resource Management the Answer? Camilla Toulmin, Ian Scoones and Joshua Bishop  9. Achieving Sustainability in Energy Use in Developing Countries Gregory Kats  10. Financing Sustainable Development Johan Holmberg  11. Living in a Sustainable World John Rowley and Johan Holmberg;  Index

Biography

Johan Holmberg