1st Edition

The Cornerstone of Development Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies

320 Pages
by CRC Press

320 Pages
by CRC Press

320 Pages
by CRC Press

"Sustainable development" quickly became the universal goal for environmentalists in the 1990s, motivated by the 1988 Brundtland Report and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. When the time came to bring theory into reality, sustainable development revealed far more complexity than first anticipated. To attain sustainable development in the full sense of the phrase"meeting present needs without... Read more
Foreword"D. Runnalls and C. Pestieau
Introduction"J. Schnurr
The Concept of Policy Integration
Reconciling Ecological, Economic, and Social Imperatives"J. Robinson and J. Tinker
Learning and Policy Integration"A.K. Bernard and G. Armstrong
Northern Perspectives
Environmental Integration at an Electric Utility"D. DePape
Managing for Sustainability"S. Owen
Planning Act Reforms and Initiatives in Ontario, Canada"G. Penfold
Southern Perspectives
Wetlands Management in Ghana"T. Anderson
Supplying Clean Water to the Citizens of Nairobi"P.M. Syagga
Sustainable Irrigation in the Arid Regions of India"V.S. Vyas
Integrated Research and Policies in East Asia"P.S. Intal, Jr.
Concertacion: Integrated Planning and Development in Peru"L. Soberon
Concluding Perspectives
Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies"S. Holtz
Appendix 1
Contributing Authors
Appendix 2
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography

Biography

Jamie Schnurr