The World at the Crossroads - Towards a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World

Informationen zum Autor Smith, Philip B. ; Okoye, Samuel E. ; Wilde, Jaap de ; Deshingkar, Priya Klappentext "World at the Crossroads: Towards a Sustainable! Equitable and Liveable World". Zusammenfassung "World at the Crossroads: Towards a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World". Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Food and Energy 2. Sustainable, Equitable Economics 3. The Personal Energy Budget Hans-Peter Darr 4. Understanding Biofuel Dynamics in Developing Countries The Need for the Local Context Omar Masera and Priya Deshingkar 5. The Value of Indigenous Knowledge The Case of Water and Soil Conservation Ecosystems in Sri Lanka D L 0 Mendis II Politics and Society 6. The Roots of Unsustainability Colonization in Space and Time Franck Amalric and Tariq Banuri Building a Sustainable Food System Anne H Ehrlich Energy Constraints on Sustainable Development Paths Wouter Biesiot and Henk Mulder 7. People's Empowerment: A Condition for a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World? Grazia Borrini Feyerabend 8. Improving Health: A Key Factor in Sustainable Development Andrew Haines 9. The Relevance of Military Expenditures to Sustainable and Equitable Development Samuel E Okoye 10. The Power Politics of Sustainability, Equity and Liveability Jaap de Wilde 11. Can Sodeties be Changed Quickly Enough? Robert A Hinde 12. Summary and Recommendations Philip B Smith and Samuel E Okoye Index

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"World at the Crossroads: Towards a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World".

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• Authors: Priya Deshingkar, Deshingkar Priya, Samuel E. Okoye, Okoye Samuel E., Philip B. Smith, Philip B. (EDT)/ Okoye Smith, Smith Philip B., Jaap de Wilde, Wilde Jaap de
• Publisher: Stylus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2009
• EAN: 9781844079513
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-951-3
• No. of pages: 211
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Sustainable Development Set; Sustainable Development Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, NATURE / Ecology, Development Studies