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Item Details
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AT THE EDGE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY |
| By: |
Ann Dale |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774808373 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774808378 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2002 |
| Series: |
Sustainability and the Environment |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
This timely book argues for governance based on human responsibility and recognition of the interconnectedness of human and natural systems. |
| Synopsis: |
At the Edge is a rich and evocative call to action at atime when new ideas are urgently needed. Mandatory reading for policyanalysts and decision makers in the public, private, and volunteersectors, it will be equally useful to scholars, teachers, students, andothers interested in creating sustainable societies. Throughout theworld, biophysical evidence is mounting that human growth and activitypatterns are slowly destroying the earth. This ecological deteriorationis accompanied by similar social and economic decline, with potentiallygrave consequences for the continued existence of human societies.Yet, as Ann Dale compassionately argues, it is not too late to takeaction. Hope lies in sustainable development -- the fundamental humanimperative of the 21st century. Sustainable development, in Dale'sview, is the process of reconciling three imperatives: the ecological,the social, and the economic. Equitable access to resources in allthree spheres is fundamental to the global realization of sustainabledevelopment. This will not be realized without strong leadership bygovernments at all levels. Ultimately needed is a new framework forgovernance based on human responsibility and a recognition of theinterconnectedness of human and natural systems. |
| Illustrations: |
16 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Outstanding Research Achievement - Sustainability, Government of |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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