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Summary
Summary
This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be achieved. Twenty years on from the publication of the seminal Brundtland Report, it has become clear that formidable challenges confront policy makers who have publicly stated their commitment to the goal of sustainable development. The Handbook of Sustainable Development seeks to provide an account of the considerable progress made in fleshing out these issues.
The Handbook brings together original and state-of-the-art contributions from internationally renowned scholars writing from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. These contributions acknowledge that there is no unified theory of sustainable development and reflect the breadth and diversity of the literature to date. Discussion encompasses the fundamentals of sustainable development and intergenerational equity, and covers issues such as: the capital approach, ecological resilience, population growth and safe minimum standards; intra-generational equity; resources, the environment and economic progress; urban and corporate sustainability; green accounting and sustainability indicators.
This accessible, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of sustainable development will prove an invaluable reference tool for researchers, students, academics and practitioners with an interest in the field of sustainable development.
Author Notes
Edited by Giles Atkinson, Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, Simon Dietz, Co-Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Director, ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and Eric Neumayer, Professor of Environment and Development, Department of Geography and Environment and Associate, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Choice Review
Titles on sustainable development continue to proliferate. This collection of almost entirely new, tightly edited essays is authored by leading internationally known scholars. As a whole, it thoughtfully reflects upon and elucidates the fundamental ideas and contributions that have taken root in the 20 years since publication of the Brundtland Report. Contributors offer a comprehensive survey of the field as it stands today, starting from basic principles, through inter- and intragenerational equity, to questions of growth and development, concluding with international perspectives. The papers cover a variety of spatial scales and offer the standard practical approaches to sustainable welfare measurement that are prevalent today. The individual essays, many written by economists, are largely free of complex mathematical presentations, but are nonetheless carefully structured and reasoned. Similarly, empirical information is used sparingly but thoughtfully. This is not light reading, as the authors present work full of insight, precision, historical perspective, and complete referencing. By not attempting to focus on the cutting edge of current thought, editors Atkinson, Dietz, and Neumayer (all, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) have produced a volume that defines clearly the important thinking on sustainability as it stands today. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. J. Booker Siena College
