Fundamentals of sustainable development /
By: Roorda, Niko [author.].
Contributor(s): Corcoran, Peter Blaze | Weakland, Joseph P.
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxi, 382 p. : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781138092655:.Subject(s): Sustainable development -- Study and teaching | Environmental educationDDC classification: 338.927 ROOItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 338.927 ROO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0065585 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Swot analysis -- Sustainable development, an introduction -- Flaws in the fabric : people and nature -- Flaws in the fabric : people and society -- Sources of vigour -- Solution strategies -- Here and there -- Now and later -- Climate and energy -- Sustainable business practices -- Literature -- Credits.
The concept and practice of sustainable development is of global importance today. The impact of development needs to be considered beyond the narrow focus of economic, ecological or social concerns. This reader-friendly book promotes a holistic approach to sustainable development.