Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Introduction - Sustainable Development: The Contested Vision 1
6. 1. The Concept of Sustainable Development 10
7. 2. Global Sustainable Development: Its Intellectual and Historical Roots 31
8. 3. Sustainable Development and the Defence of the Natural World 49
9. 4. Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Cultural Diversity and Environmental Rationality 62
10. 5. Sustainable Development in the Developed Countries: Will Theory and Practice Meet? 77
11. 6. Global Equity: The Environment and Development 98
12. 7. Can Technology Make the World Safe for Development? The Environment in the Age of Information 115
13. 8. Women, Development and Environmental Sustainability 145
14. 9. Local Knowledge and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries 163
15. 10. Sustainability and Population Policies: Myths, Truths and Half-baked Ideas 188
16. 11. People Defining Their Environments: A Future of Change 200
17. Notes on the Contributors 221
18. Index 225