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The Challenge of Transition

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Paperback | 12 August 2010

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240 Pages

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Demographers predict that world population will double to around twelve billion people during the first half of the twenty-first century and then begin to level off. Based on this scenario, Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Transition examines what societal changes must occur over the next generation to ensure a successful transition to sustainability within the constraints of the natural environment. An array of prominent authors present a broad discussion of the dimensions of sustainable development: not just economic and environmental, but also spiritual and religious, corporate and social, scientific and political. Unlike other books on the subject, this volume provides insightful policy recommendations about how business, government, and individuals must change their values, priorities, and behaviour to meet these challenges. This volume will appeal to scholars and decision makers interested in global change, environmental policy, population growth, and sustainable development, and also to corporate environmental managers.

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Central Government Central Government Policies Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Sustainability Economics Environmental Economics Development Economics & Emerging Economies Social Impact of Environmental Issues Earth Sciences

Geology & The Lithosphere Engineering & Technology Environmental Science Law Laws of Specific Jurisdictions Environment Environment Law

List of contributors
Foreward
Preface
Challenge and response
National self-interest in the pursuit of sustainable development
Uneconomic growth: from empty-world versus full-world economics
Population and consumption: from more to enough
Spirituality and sustainability
Leadership skills for sustainable development
The role of science: guidance and service
Economic tools, international trade, and the role of business
Stakeholders and sustainable development
From idea to action: the role of policy
Index
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The Challenge of Transition

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