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The world's search for sustainable development : a perspective from the global south / Mukul Sanwal

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Sanwal, Mukul, 1949-
Published
Delhi, India : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages)
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Contents
Cover; The World's Search for Sustainable Development; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 Social Dimension of Sustainability; 1.1 The importance of a developing country perspective; 1.2 How is this different to the current approach; 1.3 Dimensions of the 'common concern' on environment and human well-being; References; CONSUMPTION IN AN UNEQUAL WORLD: FRAMING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; 2 Geopolitics of the Global Environment; 2.1 Politics around modifying consumption., 2.2 Limitations of natural sciences and risk-based regulatory approaches2.3 Potential of social sciences for growth within ecological limits; 2.4 Urbanization and interlinked natural and social systems; 2.4.1 Urban design; 2.4.2 Energy; 2.5 Global limits; References; 3 Natural Science -- Policy -- Institutions Interface; 3.1 Politics of the interaction between scientists and policymakers; 3.2 Political basis of the role and design of expert organizations; 3.3 Case studies: framing key global concerns: 1972-2012; 3.3.1 The 'Grand Bargain': International environmental law., Stockholm conference on the Human environment, 1972Sustainable development; Climate change; Biological diversity; Basel convention; Montreal protocol; Common but differentiated responsibilities; Forests; Modifying consumption patterns; Energy; Finance; 3.3.2 Intergovernmental panel on climate change; The beginning of change within the IPCC; 3.3.3 Emergence of a social science perspective; IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: 2014: Main Points and Analysis; Ethics and justice; 3.4 Grand scientific challenges of the twenty-first century., Reframing global environmental change from a physical to a social concernICSU-2009; Belmont challenge-2010; ISSC: Transformations to Sustainability-2013; Future earth 2025 vision; The World Social Science Report; References; 4 Focus on Developing Countries; 4.1 Bridging the divide; 4.2 Global politics and national means of implementation; 4.3 The negotiation process; 4.4 Different world views of re-emerging and industrialized economies; 4.5 Strategic role of the United States -- documents; [1] U.S. PRIORITY INTERESTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS., and Salient Features of Man-Made Environmental ProblemsEnvironmental Affairs in the International Arena; [2] US NATIONAL REPORT; [3] US OBJECTIVES; [4] US DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; [5] US CONCERNS IN SEEKING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; [6] US EVALUATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE; [7] US RESPONSE TO THE G77; [8] US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY; [9] CONTINUING ASYMMETRY OF POWER; [10] POLITICS AROUND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD; References; 5 Limitations of Multilateral Environmental Agreements; 5.1 Distinction between global and local concerns; 5.2 Sharing responsibility but not prosperity.
Summary
"Traces the evolution of sustainable development and climate change from the time it emerged in international consultations and agreements"--
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ISBN
9781316665022 (electronic bk.)
131666502X (electronic bk.)
9781316402962 (electronic bk.)
1316402967 (electronic bk.)
9781107122666
110712266X
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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