Transcription of Dimensions of Sustainable Development
1 Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) CONTENTS Dimensions OF Sustainable Development Dimensions of Sustainable Development - Volume 1 No. of Pages: 408 ISBN: 978-1-84826-207-2 (eBook) ISBN: 978-1-84826-657-5 (Print Volume) Dimensions of Sustainable Development - Volume 2 No. of Pages: 438 ISBN: 978-1-84826-208-9 (eBook) ISBN: 978-1-84826-658-2 (Print Volume) For more information of e-book and Print Volume(s) order, please click here Or contact : OF Sustainable Development CONTENTS Preface xiv VOLUME I Dimensions of Sustainable Development 1 Kamaljit S.
2 Bawa, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA Reinmar Seidler, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA 1. Introduction 2. Definitions of Sustainable Development Economic definitions of Sustainable Development Ecological-economic definitions of sustainability Ecologists and economists: collaborative redefinitions 3. Capital Resources Needed for Sustainable Development Natural capital Human capital Manufactured, technological, and financial capital 4. Management for Sustainable Development Complexity and uncertainty Adaptive management Monitoring and sustainability indicators National accounts 5.
3 Legal Issues 6. Images: The Future of Sustainable Development Steady-state economy Dematerialization Energy Community, free trade, and the global economy Free trade versus free capital mobility Communities and corporate entities National and global environmental security North South relations Human nature Basic Principles of Sustainable Development 21 Jonathan M. Harris, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA 1.
4 The Concept of Development 2. Sustainable Development : Defining a New Paradigm 3. The Economic Perspective 4. The Ecological Perspective 5. The Social Perspective 6. A Synthesis of Perspectives? 7. New Goals and New Policies for the Twenty-First Century Sustainable Development Indicators for Decision Making: Concepts, Methods, Definition and Use 41 Andrew Farrow, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia Manuel Winograd, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia 1. Introduction 2. The Concepts of Sustainable Development and Decision Making Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) iDIMENSIONS OF Sustainable Development Sustainable Development The Decision Making Cycle 3.
5 Methods: How to Define Sustainable Development Indicators The Pressure-State-Response Model Basic Orientors Model Barometer of Sustainability Model The Project-Based Model Problems and Components Model Aggregation Models 4. Methods: How to Use Sustainable Development Indicators? indicator Selection Criteria Temporal and Spatial Dimensions Synthesis, Aggregation, and Visualization of Information 5. Definition of Sustainable Development Indicators: Examples of Application indicator Set at Global Level indicator Set at Regional Level indicator Set at National Level indicator Set at Local Level indicator Set at Sectoral Level 6.
6 Use of Sustainable Development Indicators: Examples of Application Tabulated Data Approach Geo-referenced Data Approach Human Capital for Sustainable Economic Development 74 G. Edward Schuh, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, USA 1. Introduction 2. Historical Evolution of the Concept of Human Capital 3. How Human Capital Contributes to Economic Development 4. The Household as the Delivery Point for Development Assistance 5. Some Issues in the Production of Human Capital The Role of Depreciation and Obsolescence The Changing Economics of Human Capital Income Distribution A New Perspective on Economic Development Changes in Comparative Advantage Sustained Economic Development 6.
7 Concluding Comments Social Capital Research: A Contested State-of the-Art 92 George Gray-Molina, Nuffield College, UK 1. Introduction 2. The Conceptual Debate New Institutional Approaches Sociological Critiques Political Critiques 3. The Empirical Record Poverty, Growth and Social Capital Democracy, Participation and Social Capital Voice, Development and Social Capital 4. One or Many Social Capitals? Generality Aggregation Discontinuity Artifactuality Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) iiDIMENSIONS OF Sustainable Development Goodness 5.
8 Conclusions Institutional and Human Resources for Sustainability 110 Stephen Dovers, Senior Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 1. Introduction 2. The Demands of Sustainability 3. Institutional Resources for the Future 4. Reforming Global Institutions 5. Human Resources for the Future 6. Research and Development 7. Conclusion Social and Cultural Information Supporting Sustainability and Sustainable Institutional Structures 125 P.
9 G. Vijaya Sherry Chand, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India 1. Introduction 2. Information and Indicators 3. Culture and Cultural Information 4. Knowledges as Assets The Knowledge Network as a Future Development Strategy 5. Community and Micro-Level Sociocultural Information 6. Developing Institutional Capacities 7. Principles of Sustainability and Local Institutions 8. Sustainability of Educational Structures Sustainable Cities: A Minimum Agenda 142 Ben G.
10 Wisner, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College, Oberlin, USA 1. Introduction Defining "Sustainability" Sustainable Cities: Green? Healthy? Eco? 2. The Human Ecology of Human Settlements Time and Space: Constructing a Second Nature The Modern City An Urbanizing World 3. Present Challenges to Sustainability of Settlements Universal Challenges The Situation of the Third World City Cities in Extremis 4. Current Models and Approaches to Sustainable Cities City as Partnership City as Ecosystem Urban Ecology: Design with Nature Healthy Cities Disaster Resilient Cities City as Struggle Environmental Justice Movement Risk Society?
