What Next for Sustainable Development?

What Next for Sustainable Development?
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781788975209
ISBN-13 : 1788975200
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Book Synopsis What Next for Sustainable Development? by : James Meadowcroft

Download or read book What Next for Sustainable Development? written by James Meadowcroft and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the international experience with sustainable development since the concept was brought to world-wide attention in Our Common Future, the 1987 report of the World Commission on Environment and Development. Scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds engage with three critical themes: negotiating environmental limits; equity, environment and development; and transitions and transformations. In light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals recently adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, they ask what lies ahead for sustainable development.


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