| View Larger Image | Understanding Sustainable Development | Paperbackby John Blewitt (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Earthscan Publications Ltd. | | Page Count: | 306 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 720,102th |
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Sustainable development is notoriously difficult to grasp for students and professionals. Multidimensional, encompassing social, ecological and economic theories, policies and practice, it can be a maze of complexity and contradiction.This powerful textbook, by a topic instructor in the field, is the first to unravel sustainable development and provide readers with a deep understanding so often missing from other texts. The book adopts a multi-perspective approach designed specifically to allow access to the topic from a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds and to develop understanding of a diversity of approaches and traditions at different levels. It features multiple entry points, explains jargon and explores controversies. It also provides wide-ranging boxed examples from the local to the global, extra readings and online material for course leaders, motivated students and self-learners. |
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