An introduction to sustainable development / (Record no. 6823)
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| fixed length control field | 070927s2008 enka b 001 0 eng |
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| ISBN | 9781844075218 |
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| ISBN | 1844075214 |
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| ISBN | 9781844075201 |
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| ISBN | 1844075206 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.9/27 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Rogers, Peter P., |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An introduction to sustainable development / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | Sterling, VA : |
| Name of publisher | Earthscan, |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 416 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Published by Glen Educational Foundation, Inc." |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | chapter 1 from malthus to sustainable development; some intellectual underpinnings (and a disclaimer); why sustainability?; nine ways to achieve sustainability; economics as the dismal science; population, resources, environment, and sustainability; sustainability on the highway produced by three key sources of energy; a look forward --<br/>chapter 2 challenges of sustainable development. Concept of sustainabilityfactors governing sustainable development; linkages among sustainable development, environment, and poverty; determinants of sustainable development—<br/>chapter 3 global environmental issues; population, income, and urbanization; health care; food, fisheries, and agriculture; materials and energy flows; transportation: the automobile industry; precautionary principle; forestry; water resources; valuation of nature's services; coping with global problems—<br/>chapter 4 sustainable development indicators; need for indicators; statistical procedures. Emissions, diffusion, and impact modelaggregating indicators; other weighting systems; use of principal component analysis; three environmental quality indices; summary; annex: some useful statistical definitions—<br/>chapter 5 environmental assessment; national environmental policy act of 1969; environmental impact assessment; project categories based on environmental impacts; impact identification methods; environmental impact assessment process—<br/>chapter 6 environmental management: trends and policies; milestones in environmental management; revisiting complex issues. Sector policies concerning the environmentenvironmental impact assessment (eia); institutional framework for environmental management; achievements in environmental management; people's perception of the environment; why is the environment bad?; millennium development goals; conclusion-- chapter 7 legislation, international law, and multilateral environmental agreements; definitions; sources of international law; the four questions in the context of international law; multilateral environmental agreements (meas). Some early contributions to environmental law and sustainable development by lawyers, scholars, and judgesconclusion—<br/>chapter 8 social dimensions and policies; eradication of poverty; participatory development; consensus building; nongovernment organizations (ngos); gender and development; involuntary resettlement; indigenous peoples (ips); social exclusion; social analysis; social development indicators (sdis); conclusion—<br/>chapter 9 the economics of sustainability; evolution of economic thinking about the environment and the role of different economic factors; concepts of welfare. Public goods, common property, and private goods.<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract, etc | This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy; approaches and linkages to poverty reduction; impacts and infrastructure development; economics, consumption, production and market failures; governance; participation; disaster management; internat. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sustainable development. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental policy. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jalal, Kazi F. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Boyd, John A., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1942- |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip081/2007039463.html |
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| Lost status | Damaged status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | F-2 | 02/08/2016 | SPAB/LIB/2015-16/B620 | 2015-08-19 | IN11996 | 2015-09-15 | Shankar. | GBP23.99 | Rs2576.53 | 23.99 | 338.927 ROG-I | 009205 | Books |