Sustainable Development Susan Baker's study book on sustainable development, published by Routledge. It focuses on the international response to the challenge of sustainable development and examines both global and local initiatives. This work is suitable for researchers and students in environmental science, sociology, political science, geography, and development studies.
The current focus is on the relationship between humans and nature, social progress, and development character in both the global North and the South. Climate change and biodiversity loss increase the urgency of sustainable future visions. Baker analyzes China's industrial growth and its impact on Africa, and also discusses local movements, such as the UK Transition Towns and the Green Belt movement in Kenya.
This extensive second edition includes additions on sustainable development in China, governance, and sustainable production and consumption, with separate chapters on climate change and biodiversity management. It offers a current and integrated approach with case studies, summaries, literature tips, and web resources.
Product specifications
- Author: Susan Baker (Cardiff University, UK)
- Series: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint: Routledge
- Publication date: 2015-09-01
- Number of pages: 470
- ISBN: 9780415522922
- Topic: Sustainability
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development