Global Development and the Environment - Perspectives on Sustainability

List of contents

Foreword; Preface; 1. Questions on Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Essays; 2. Population Issues 3. The Difficulty in Defining Sustainability 4. The Role of Natural Assets in Economics Development 5. Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Prioritize Environmental Problems 6. Sustainable Agriculture 7. Managing Water for Economic, Environmental, and Human Health 8. Energy Transitions 9. Climate Variability and Development 10. Preserving Biodiversity as a Resource

About the author

Joel Darmstadter

Product details

• Authors: Joel Darmstadter
• Assisted by: Joel Darmstadter (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138961111
• ISBN: 978-1-138-96111-1
• No. of pages: 92
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); NATURE / Ecology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Science / Environmental Science, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment, Environmental policy and protocols