Implementing sustainable development : from global policy to local action / Phillip J. Cooper, Claudia Maria Vargas.

Author/creator Cooper, Phillip J.
Other author Vargas, Claudia Maria.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 424 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents The foundations of sustainable development -- The principles of sustainable development : global common commitments -- Questions of technical feasibility : do we know how to do it? -- Legal feasibility : building infrastructure to meet mandates from supranational to local -- Fiscal feasibility : from paper to action -- Administrative feasibility : good intentions, intelligence, and money are not enough -- Political feasibility : the will to act and the power to get it done -- Ethical feasibility : values that matter on the ground -- Cultural feasibility : one size does not fit all -- Ideas that matter.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 387-400) and index.
LCCN 2003018552
ISBN0742523608 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0742523616 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HC79.E5 C6545 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold