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Citation
(2001), "BOOKS. A Survey of Sustainable Development Social and Economic Dimensions", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 2 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2001.24902dae.007
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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BOOKS. A Survey of Sustainable Development Social and Economic Dimensions
BOOKS
A Survey of Sustainable Development – Social and Economic Dimensions
Edited by Jonathan M. Harris, Timothy A. Wise, Kevin P. Gallagher and Neva R. GoodwinIsland Press, LondonISBN 1-55963-863-X£49.95
Keywords: Sustainable development, Resources
A Survey of Sustainable Development addresses the problem of complexity in the understanding of sustainability by bringing together in a single volume some valuable texts on sustainable human and economic development. It offers a broad overview of the subject, and gives the reader a quick and thorough guide to this highly diffuse topic. The volume offers ten sections on topics including:
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economic and social dimensions of sustainable development;
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the North/South balance;
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population and the demographic transition;
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agriculture and renewable resources;
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energy and materials use;
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globalization and corporate responsibility;
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local and national strategies.
Each section is introduced with an essay by one of the volume editors that provides an overview of the subject and a summary of the mainstream literature, followed by two-to-three-page abstracts of the most important articles or book chapters on the topic.
A Survey of Sustainable Development is the sixth and final volume in the Frontier Issues of Economic Thought series produced by the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. Each book brings together the articles and book chapters in a "frontier" area of economics, where important new work is being done but has not yet been incorporated into the mainstream of economic study. The book is a useful reference for students and scholars concerned with economics, environmental studies, public policy and administration, international development, and a broad range of related fields.