Sustainable Development

Taylor & Francis

Examines the transformation of the environment in the course of development and argues that environmental problems need to be looked at internationally in terms of the global economic system. > Argues that environmental problems need to be looked at internationally, in terms of the global economic system, and that the degradation of the environment is not natural', but an historical process which is intrinsically linked and shaped by economic and political systems. > Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 Sustainable development: the concept, 3 Economic models and environmental values, 4 Sustainable development: the problem, 5 The internationalization of the environment, 6 The transformation of the environment, 7 Environmental management and social movements, 8 The frontiers of sustainability, 9 Conclusion, Bibliography, Index > \n'This is an important contribution to a crucial debate.' - World Development