Exploring Sustainable Development : Geographical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781844071074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 416 str.

Martin Purvis; Alan Grainger; Martin Purvis

Opis

Provides a multifaceted introduction to key areas of study in the field of sustainable development. Building on existing theory, this book demonstrates the unique contributions that thinking geographically about space, place and human-environment relationships can bring to the analysis of sustainable development.

Spis treści

Introduction * Geography and Sustainable Development * The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development * Linking the Local to the Global: Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice? * Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions * Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation * Business, Capital and Sustainable Economic Development * Sustainable Agriculture for the 21st Century * Sustaining the Flow: Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development * Sustainable Futures for the Arctic North * Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development * Sustainable Development and International Relations * Future Perspectives: Developing Sustainable Development * References * Index

O autorze

Martin Purvis and Alan Grainger are Senior Lecturers in Geography at the University of Leeds.