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Environment in the 21st Century and New Development Patterns
Konosuke . Ed(S): Matsushita
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Description for Environment in the 21st Century and New Development Patterns
Hardback. Presents a number of issues that must be considered when discussing new development patterns, which are environmentally friendly and socially fair. This book covers concepts of new development patterns, new energy and water supply, sustainable agriculture, information technology and environment, information disclosure and poverty alleviation. Editor(s): Matsushita, Konosuke. Series: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
Economic growth after World War II was made possible through dramatic increases in the use of material resources and energy. It is apparent that current development patterns followed by industrialized countries are causing serious environmental problems and that they are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable.
In recent years, many Asian developing countries, which have suffered from poverty for decades, are experiencing high rates of economic growth by introducing material-intensive production and consumption patterns. The globalization trends magnify on a global scale the problems associated with current development patterns.
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Economic growth after World War II was made possible through dramatic increases in the use of material resources and energy. It is apparent that current development patterns followed by industrialized countries are causing serious environmental problems and that they are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable.
In recent years, many Asian developing countries, which have suffered from poverty for decades, are experiencing high rates of economic growth by introducing material-intensive production and consumption patterns. The globalization trends magnify on a global scale the problems associated with current development patterns.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792367215
SKU
V9780792367215
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99-15
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