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(Professor of Indian Ocean Studies, Curtin University, Australia)
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The 4 volumes in this set, originally published between 1988 and 1997, draw together research by leading academics in the area of sustainability and provides a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine environmental policy and plans for a sustainable future. This set will be of particular interest to students of Environmental Studies.

Book 1: The Living City
Preface
vii
Acknowledgements
x
Introduction: Towards another city
1(34)
David Cadman
Geoffrey Payne
About Part I
35(90)
1 On the development of cities
37(17)
Dennis Hay
2 The future economic role of urban systems
54(21)
Iain Begg
Barry Moore
3 Urban change in the Third World: are recent trends a useful pointer to the urban future?
75(36)
Jorge E. Hardoy
David Satterthwaite
4 Can Third World cities be managed?
111(14)
Carole Rakodi
About Part II
125(102)
5 Alternative futures for cities
127(9)
James Robertson
6 Town and country
136(16)
John Holmes
Geoffrey Steeley
7 Mad Maurice III: metropolitans in the making
152(18)
Joe Cullen
8 The metabolism of cities
170(11)
Herbert Girardet
9 Barriers, channels and community control
181(11)
John P.C. Turner
10 The politics of sustainable Third World urban development
192(14)
Tade Akin Aina
11 Increasing technological choice in Third World settlements
206(6)
George McRobie
12 Controlled Third World decentralization: a tale of two countries
212(9)
Charles L. Choguill
13 Development through partnership: the Orangi project in Karachi
221(6)
Arif Hasan
Conclusions and new beginnings
227(9)
David Cadman
Geoffrey Payne
Index
236
Book 2: The Way Forward
List of Contributors
vi
Preface
xii
James Gustave Speth
The Adventure of Change
xiv
Felix Dodds
Introduction
xvi
Jonathon Porritt
Part 1: Agreements From The Rio Summit
1 Agenda 21
3(12)
Chip Lindner
2 The UN Commission on Sustainable Development
15(22)
Tom Bigg
Felix Dodds
3 A Changing Landscape of Diplomatic Conflict: The Politics of Climate Change Post-Rio
37(10)
Peter Newell
4 The Convention on Biodiversity
47(8)
Fiona McConnell
5 The Desertification Convention
55(10)
Camilla Toulmin
6 The Forest Principles and the Inter-Governmental Panel on Forests
65(18)
Carole Saint-Laurent
7 The Rio Declaration
83(10)
Philippe Sands
Part 2: Major Groups
8 Non-Governmental Organizations
93(8)
Peter Mucke
9 Local Authorities and Local Agenda 21
101(12)
Jeb Brugman
10 The Business Charter for Sustainable Development
113(12)
Bjorn Stigson
11 Trade Union Action: A Paradigm for Sustainable Development
125(21)
Winston Gereluk
Lucien Royer
12 Women, Environment and the United Nations
146(12)
Angela Mawle
13 Young People and Sustainable Development
158(9)
Zonny Woods
Part 3: Major Issues For The Future
14 Trade and Sustainable Development
167(12)
Caroline LeQuesne
Charles Arden Clarke
15 Indicators for Sustainable Development
179(11)
Gary Lawrence
16 Financial Resources for the Transition to Sustainable Development
190(16)
Barbara Bramble
17 Building Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns
206(9)
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Part 4: Perspectives On The Future
18 Perspectives on the Future from the UN: The First Steps from Promise to Performance
215(10)
Nitin Desai
19 The NGO View of the Next Ten Years: Thoughts on Moving from the Basement of the UN to Global Implementation
225(13)
Peter Padbury
20 Perspectives on the Future - From a Northern Government
238(7)
Klaus Topfer
21 The UNCED Process: In Search of Sustainability for the South
245(10)
Henrique Cavalcanti
22 The Way Forward Beyond Agenda 21: Perspectives on the Future from Europe
255
Derek Osborn
Appendix A: Programme of Work for the Commission on Sustainable Development (1994-1997)
262(4)
Appendix B: Addresses of Contributors
266(3)
Appendix C: Addresses of Key Organizations
269(6)
List of Acronyms
275(3)
UNED-UK
278(2)
Index
280
Book 3: Policies for a Small Planet
List of Contributors
9(2)
Foreword
11(2)
Sir Crispin Tickell
Preface
13(2)
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
15(4)
1 Sustainable Development: What Is to Be Done?
Johan Holmberg
Richard Sandbrook
Introduction
19(1)
The concept of sustainable development
20(11)
Making development sustainable: primary environmental care
31(2)
Outline of the rest of this book
33(3)
Conclusions
36(2)
References and bibliography
38(1)
2 Organizing for Change: People-Power and the Role of Institutions
Robin Sharp
Introduction
39(1)
Sustainable development: the people's role
40(3)
Participation and empowerment
43(1)
The democratic imperative
44(3)
Who defines democracy?
47(3)
The 'governance' debate
50(1)
Organizational frameworks
51(3)
The role of institutions
54(2)
The micro level
56(1)
The meso level
57(2)
The macro level
59(1)
Institutions in the North
59(1)
Human resources
60(1)
Conclusions
61(1)
References and bibliography
62(3)
3 Economic Policy and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Edward Barbier
Joshua Bishop
Bruce Aylward
Joanne Burgess
Introduction
65(1)
The role of markets and public policy in environmental degradation
66(9)
The challenge for environmental policy: 'optimal ignorance'
75(4)
Prospects for natural resource management in developing economies
79(7)
Conclusions
86(1)
Notes
87(1)
References and bibliography
88(3)
4 Regenerating Agriculture: The Agroecology of Low-External Input and Community-Based Development
Jules Pretty
Irene Guijt
Ian Scoones
John Thompson
Introduction
91(1)
An agricultural revolution
92(7)
Building on local knowledge and agroecological processes
99(5)
Building on local social organization and management systems
104(5)
Innovative approaches adopted by projects and institutions
109(4)
Policy frameworks to support low-external input sustainable agriculture into the 1990s
113(5)
Conclusions
118(1)
References and bibliography
118(6)
5 The Future City
Jorge Hardoy
Diana Mitlin
David Satterthwaite
Introduction: Sustainable resource use or sustainable development?
124(2)
The context for the urban future
126(4)
The economic and political context for the future city
130(4)
Who will build and finance the future city?
134(2)
The future city without changed policies
136(5)
Urban sustainability
141(1)
An alternative urban future
142(6)
Resource implications of the alternative urban future
148(4)
Conclusions
152(1)
Notes
152(1)
References and bibliography
153(4)
6 Restructuring Industry for Sustainable Development
Nick Robins
Alex Trisoglio
Introduction: The need for an eco-industrial revolution
157(2)
Stockholm to Rio: structural change in industry 1970-90
159(6)
The partial greening of business
165(6)
Obstacles to sustainable industrial development
171(7)
Building an eco-industrial policy
178(10)
Conclusions
188(1)
Notes
189(1)
References and bibliography
189(6)
7 The Future Shape of Forests
Caroline Sargent
Stephen Bass
Introduction
195(2)
Re-examining definitions of forests
197(4)
Reasons for forest instability
201(3)
Changing pressures on forests
204(3)
Changing circumstances and the imperative of resilience
207(1)
Sustainable forest conversion
208(5)
Sustainable tree establishment
213(3)
Conclusion: Towards sustainable forest strategies
216(4)
Notes
220(1)
References and bibliography
221(4)
8 The Future of Africa's Drylands: Is Local Resource Management the Answer?
Camilla Toulmin
Ian Scoones
Joshua Bishop
Introduction
225(2)
Constraints on sustainable livelihoods in dryland Africa
227(12)
Visions of the future in Africa's drylands
239(3)
Tenure and investment
242(3)
Local resource management: three case studies
245(4)
Conclusions
249(5)
Notes
254(1)
References and bibliography
254(4)
9 Achieving Sustainability in Energy Use in Developing Countries
Gregory Kats
Introduction
258(2)
The meaning of energy sustainability
260(5)
Energy efficiency
265(8)
Renewable energy
273(7)
Conclusions: Towards a strategy of energy efficiency
280(3)
References and bibliography
283(6)
10 Financing Sustainable Development
Johan Holmberg
Introduction
289(1)
Current trends in North-South financial resource flows
290(4)
Estimates of additional resources for sustainable development
294(4)
The case for additional flows: an assessment
298(7)
Potential sources of additional finance
305(6)
Economic incentive mechanisms
311(5)
Conclusions
316(1)
Notes
317(1)
References and bibliography
318(3)
11 Living in a Sustainable World
John Rowley
Johan Holmberg
Introduction
321(2)
Stabilizing population: the biggest challenge
323(11)
Towards sustainable consumption in the North
334(9)
Conclusions
343(1)
Notes
344(1)
References and bibliography
344(3)
Index
347
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