Development and Sustainability: The Challenge of Social Change

ISBN-13: 9781783606238 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 192 str.

Alberto D. Cimadamore; Gro Therese Lie; Maurice B. Mittelmark

Opis

With each passing year, it becomes more and more evident that our earth is heading toward rapid destruction if we humans cannot change our ways. Rallying cries for a greener, more socially inclusive economy have led to a mild degree of action for sustainable development, but a key element of the solution remains unaddressed human health.
Arguing that human health is the key factor to sustainable development, Development and Sustainability Science promotes a ground-breaking, interdisciplinary approach to eradicating extreme poverty and achieving sustainable development. Essays from esteemed contributors bridge the gap between health workers, sustainability scientists, and green economists, by developing the methodological and scientific means to collaboratively deal with the most critical issues faced by humanity in the twenty-first century.
Development and Sustainability Science aims to connect development and the environmental sciences for a specific, achievable purpose: enhancing the wellbeing of humans and our environments namely in the global south where severe poverty continues to hamper sustainable human development."

Spis treści

Foreword by Dag Rune Olsen 1. Development and Sustainability Science: Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Positive Social Change - Alberto D. Cimadamore, Fungisai P. Gwanzura Ottemöller, Gro Therese Lie and Maurice B. Mittelmark 2. Seeking Wisdom: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Australian Indigenous Practices and Planetary Management - Mark G. Edwards 3. Policies for Poverty Reduction in a Transformative Green Economy - Enrique Delamonica 4. Health Promotion and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan - Altyn Aringazina 5. Children's Literacy in Health and Sustainability - Neil Chadborn and Jane Springett 6. Participatory Research as a Tool for Change in Ecosystem Approaches to Health and Social Equity - Jane Springett 7. Connecting Development and Sustainability: Empowering People to Effective International Cooperation - Cristine Koehler Zanella 8. Sustainability and Transdisciplinary Knowledge: Experience Gained and Challenges Ahead - Gro Therese Lie, Alberto D. Cimadamore, Maurice B. Mittelmark and Fungisai P. Gwanzura Ottemöller