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Ann Dale (Ed.) - Achieving Sustainable Development - 9780774805568 - V9780774805568
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Achieving Sustainable Development

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Description for Achieving Sustainable Development Hardback. Achieving Sustainable Development provides an overall introduction to critical subjects in sustainable development -- industrial growth, women, institutional arrangements, industrial practices, and aboriginal people -- and argues for the immediate development of a research and policy agenda for Canada and suggests mechanisms for its implementation. Editor(s): Dale, Ann; Robinson, John B. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 303 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KCM; KFFR; RNK; RNU; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.

The recent United Nations Conference on the Environment andDevelopment, popularly known as the Earth Summit, was a milestone eventfor sustainable development. In dealing with ecological anddevelopmental issues concurrently, it brought the internationalenvironmental agenda to the fore. Canada was the first industrializedcountry to announce that it would be a signatory to the BiodiversityConvention, and by furthering future forestry and global warmingconventions, it played an important leadership role.

Achieving Sustainable Development explores how well Canadahas met the Earth Summit's targets and attempts to find ways inwhich the public can become involved in such issues. Its authors stressthe importance of integration of information ... Read more

Achieving Sustainable Development provides an overallintroduction to critical subjects in sustainable development --industrial growth, women, institutional arrangements, industrialpractices, and aboriginal peoples. Most importantly, it argues for theimmediate development of a research and policy agenda for Canada andsuggests mechanisms for its implementation.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Series
Sustainability & the Environment
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774805568
SKU
V9780774805568
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Ann Dale (Ed.)
Ann Dale (editor) is a Senior Associate of theSustainable Development Research Institute at the University of BritishColumbia. John B. Robinson (editor) is Director of theSustainable Development Research Institute at the University of BritishColumbia.

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