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An Introduction to Sustainable Development

by Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd
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Synopsis

The most comprehensive textbook ever written on sustainable development, pilot-tested worldwide. 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; international financial institutions; international environmental agreements and the role of civil society.

About the Author, Peter P. Rogers

Peter P. Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City Planning, Harvard University.

Kazi F. Jalal is a lecturer at Harvard’s Extension School and Chief of the Office of Environment and Social Development of the Asian Development Bank.

John A. Boyd formerly a lawyer at ADB, served as a Principal Sector Specialist on Sustainable Development at ADB.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 2007
Publisher
Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781844075218

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