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An introduction to sustainable development / Jennifer A. Elliott.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Routledge perspectives on developmentPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: xviii, 361 pages illustrations 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415590723
  • 0415590728
  • 9780415590730
  • 0415590736
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.90091724 23
Other classification:
  • Uh
Contents:
Introduction -- What is sustainable development? -- The global challenges of sustainable development -- Actors and actions in sustainable development -- Sustainable rural livelihoods -- Sustainable urban livelihoods -- Sustainable development in the developing world : an assessment.
Summary: This text examines the complex challenges presented by the goal of sustainable development at the local and global level. Areas covered include the challenges and opportunities for the developing world in the search for sustainable development.

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-350) and index.

Introduction -- What is sustainable development? -- The global challenges of sustainable development -- Actors and actions in sustainable development -- Sustainable rural livelihoods -- Sustainable urban livelihoods -- Sustainable development in the developing world : an assessment.

This text examines the complex challenges presented by the goal of sustainable development at the local and global level. Areas covered include the challenges and opportunities for the developing world in the search for sustainable development.

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