1st Edition

Reframing Economic Policy towards Sustainability Explored through a case study into aviation

170 Pages

by Gower

170 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Gower

170 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Gower

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Description

In a globalized world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult. Progress is held back by competing objectives within a complex interplay of factors. Finding solutions to the ‘wicked problem’ of sustainability seems to be beyond the reach of policy makers. Even if the political will can be found to deal with the prime challenges of the twenty-first century,... Read more

List of illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction and overview

2 Fault lines at the interface between globalization and sustainability

3 Reframing economic policy towards sustainability

4 The action research case study approach: a methodology for complex challenges such as sustainability in aviation

5 Sustainability in aviation: how concerns about carbon emissions will reshape the industry

6 Developing policy integrating sustainability: a case study into aviation

7 A vision of resilient sustainability

8 Proximization: delivering resilient sustainability

9 Conclusions