The Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

TheGuidetoEnvironmentalPolicyandSustainableDevelopmentisacomprehensivepresentationofdefinitions,philosophies,policies,models,andanalysesofglobalenvironmentalanddevelopmentalissues.Withawealthofcomparative,multidisciplinary,andgeographically-variedperspectivesonenvironmentalgovernance,italsoprovidesdetailedandbalanceddiscussionsaboutspecificenvironmentalissues.Theguidecombinesformal,objectiveentrieswithcriticalessaysthatemphasisedifferentopinionsandcontroversies.Withitssuccinctexplanationsofmorethanathousandterms,itsthoughtfulcommentariesbyinternationalexperts,anditshelpfulcross-referencing,thisresourceisdesignedtoserveasaroadmapforunderstandingtheissuesanddebatesintheoverlappingfieldsofenvironmentanddevelopment.Intendedforusebyactivists,scholars,journalists,officials,policymakers,andinterestedcitizens,TheGuidetoEnvironmentalPolicyandSustainableDevelopmentwillbeausefultoolforanyonetryingtonegotiatethemanyenvironmentalorganisations,schoolsofthought,developmentprograms,internationalenvironmentaltreaties,conventions,andstrategiesthathaveproliferatedinthepastfewdecades.