Evidence for hope : the search for sustainable development : the story of the International Institute for Environment and Development /

Since the Stockholm Environment Conference in 1972 and the Rio Summit in 1992, there has been unprecedented public concern for the future of the planet and a growing awareness that development needs to be sustainable. This text charts the growth of these ideas by beginning with a visionary piece wri...

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Outros autores: Cross, Nigel, 1953-
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • Only one earth, Stockholm 1972 / Barbara Ward
  • The duty to hope: a tribute to Barbara Ward / Brian Johnson
  • Stockholm: the founding of IIED / Maurice Strong
  • Time for change: IIED 1984-1990 / Brian W. Walker
  • Earthcan-Panos: Favorite son, via cuckoo-in-the-nest, to friendly rival / Jon Tinker
  • Change that works, sometimes / Richard Sandbrook
  • Forestry and land use / Duncan Poore and Stephen Bass
  • The energy programme / Gerald Leach
  • Sustainable agriculture / Gordon Conway
  • Setting an urban agenda: human settlements and IIED-América Latina / David Satterthwaite
  • Drylands: a history of networks / Camilla Toulmin
  • Economics of environment and development / David Peace and Ed Barbier
  • Strategies, plans, impacts and people: IIED's role in changing the world of planning and environmental assessment / Barry Dalal-Clayton
  • Profit in need? Business and sustainable development / Nick Robins
  • Globalization, civil society and governance: challenges for the 21st century / Anil Agarwal.