A Dynamic Balance aims to illustrate the links between two normally disparate literatures -- social capital and sustainable development -- within the overall context of local community development. Since the social dimension of sustainable development is the least understood of what are often viewed as its three imperatives (the other two being the ecological and economic), the book illuminates the importance of understanding this dimension and how it can be mobilized at the community level. This is shown by applied research in a number of small, predominantly rural Australian and...
A Dynamic Balance aims to illustrate the links between two normally disparate literatures -- social capital and sustainable development -- w...
It might, at first glance, seem to many that industry and ecology make strange bedfellows. For proponents of sustainable development, however, such a union is crucial. How else are we to make the industries that are so central to modern societies consistent with our visions of a sustainable future?
Linking Industry and Ecology explores the origins, promise, and relevance of the emerging field of industrial ecology. It situates industrial ecology within the broader range of environmental management strategies and concepts, from the practices of pollution prevention through life...
It might, at first glance, seem to many that industry and ecology make strange bedfellows. For proponents of sustainable development, however, such...
A Dynamic Balance aims to illustrate the links between two normally disparate literatures -- social capital and sustainable development -- within the overall context of local community development. Since the social dimension of sustainable development is the least understood of what are often viewed as its three imperatives (the other two being the ecological and economic), the book illuminates the importance of understanding this dimension and how it can be mobilized at the community level. This is shown by applied research in a number of small, predominantly rural Australian and...
A Dynamic Balance aims to illustrate the links between two normally disparate literatures -- social capital and sustainable development -- w...
Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.
Urban Sustainability is the first book to provide an applied interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in this area. Bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore leading innovations on the ground, this volume combines the theoretical underpinnings of...
Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book e...
Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.
Urban Sustainability is the first book to provide an applied interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in this area. Bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore leading innovations on the ground, this volume combines the theoretical underpinnings of urban...
Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book e...
The series, initiated by the Sustainable Development Research Institute of the U. of British Columbia, draws on Canadian researchers, scientists, and environmentalists to contribute writings intended to inform and guide citizens and policy makers. Among the topics addressed in the ten contributions
The series, initiated by the Sustainable Development Research Institute of the U. of British Columbia, draws on Canadian researchers, scientists, and ...
