"First edition published by Routledge, 1990; third edition published by Routledge, 2009"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-392) and index.
Contents:
The dilemma of sustainability -- The roots of sustainable development -- Making mainstream sustainable development -- Sustainability and natural capital -- Neoliberalism and the green economy -- Corporations and sustainability -- Sustainability and degrowth -- The political forest -- Desertification -- Famine, food and farming -- The political ecology of biodiversity -- Engineering development -- Green development: reformism or radicalism?
Summary:
"In print continuously since 1990, Green Development has won a place as a leading account of sustainable development used by generations of undergraduate and graduate students. This authoritative and readable text provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development in theory and practice. The fourth edition of Green Development is fully revised, and up to date. It offers clear insights into the challenges of environmental sustain- ability, and social and economic development. The book has proved its value to generations of students as an authoritative, thought-provoking and readable guide to the field of sustainable development"-- Provided by publisher.
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