Features the contributions that cover the following principle themes: the history of sustainable development; the problems in defining the concept; the issues surrounding it; and, national international policies and schemes to implement it.

Suitable for those interested in Africa, this first edition focuses on the problems of drought and famine in Africa.

Designed as a coursebook containing material on the principal aspects of sustainable development, this volume provides extensive coverage of food and agriculture, population statistics, urbanization, industrialization, energy and biodiversity, as well as the international aid agencies involved.

TO ACCOMPANY A MAJOR ITV DOCUMENTARY We are poisoning our planet and destroying the lives of our children. In the west arguments rage over how much nuclear radiation and toxic dumping is safe, while children continue to breath filthy air and eat food full of pesticides. In the third World, over four million children die each year from drinking unclean water. Adults make the decisions but children pay the highest price. They are physically vulnerable and politically powerless. When the Bough Breaks...is about the world we are creating for our children. For too long we have used what we want...