Understanding Sustainable Development
Article description
This new and expanded edition builds upon the first editions powerful multi-perspective approach and breath of coverage. A truly comprehensive introduction to sustainable development, it is designed specifically to allow access to the topic from a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds and to develop understanding of a diversity of approaches and traditions at different levels. This second edition includes: * a complete update of the text, with increased coverage of major topics including ecosystems; production and consumption; business; urban sustainability; governance; new media technologies; conservation; leadership; globalization and global crises; sustainability literacy and learning; * more examples from the Global South and North America, while retaining its unique coverage of first world countries; * chapter aims at the start and summaries at the end of each chapter; * glossary of key terms; * a new chapter on Conservation with a focus on behaviour change and values; * a brand new website which includes discussion of how projects are done on the ground, additional exercises and online cases, test questions and recommended readings and films.
Specifications
| Author | Blewitt, John |
| ISBN/EAN | 9780415707817 |
Article description
This new and expanded edition builds upon the first editions powerful multi-perspective approach and breath of coverage. A truly comprehensive introduction to sustainable development, it is designed specifically to allow access to the topic from a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds and to develop understanding of a diversity of approaches and traditions at different levels. This second edition includes: * a complete update of the text, with increased coverage of major topics including ecosystems; production and consumption; business; urban sustainability; governance; new media technologies; conservation; leadership; globalization and global crises; sustainability literacy and learning; * more examples from the Global South and North America, while retaining its unique coverage of first world countries; * chapter aims at the start and summaries at the end of each chapter; * glossary of key terms; * a new chapter on Conservation with a focus on behaviour change and values; * a brand new website which includes discussion of how projects are done on the ground, additional exercises and online cases, test questions and recommended readings and films.
Specifications
| Author | Blewitt, John |
| ISBN/EAN | 9780415707817 |