Introduction to Sustainable Development
Edited by : David V. J. Bell,
Faculty of
Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung,
York Centre for
Applied Sustainability (YCAS); Research Associate, The University of
Toronto,
York University -
Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, Canada |
1. Historical Evolution and LandMark Works Concerning Sustainability
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Early Localized Issues
Affecting Regional Sustainability - The Case of Ontario, Canada's Niagara
Escarpment
Len Gertler,
University of Waterloo, Canada
Malthus' Essay on
the Principle of Population
John Avery, H.C.
Orsted Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Walden or Life in
the Woods
Henry David Thoreau
Our Plundered Planet
Fairfield Osborn
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
The Economics of the
Coming Spaceship Earth
Kenneth Boulding,
Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado
"The Tragedy of the
Commons" by Garrett Hardin, 1968
P. Alexander Latta,
Department of Political Science, York University, Canada
The Population Bomb
Paul R. Ehrlich,
Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Conservation Biology(CCB),
Stanford University, USA
World Dynamics
Jay W. Forrester, MIT
System Dynamics Group, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA
The Resourceful
Earth
Herman Kahn
Julian Simon
Beyond Brundtland:
The Evolution of Sustainable Development in the the 1990s
Robert Lauri Newman,
York Centre for Applied Sustainability, Canada
Moving towards
sustainable development: the Chinese conundrum
Yuk-kuen Annie
Cheung, York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS); Research Associate, The
University of
Toronto, York
University - Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, Canada
2. Institutions and Landmark Reports Concerning Sustainability
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Limits to Growth and
the Club of Rome
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Special Committee on
Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) and R Global Environmental Monitoring, 1970
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Stockholm Conference
(UN Conference on Human Environment) and the UN Environment Program, 1972
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Brandt Commission
report on Program for Survival, 1979
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World Conservation
Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN)
Rodger D. Schwass,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
World Commission on
Environment and Development (WCED) or B Commission report on Our Common Future,
1987
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UN Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
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The Earth Summit, or
Rio Plus Five Conference, 1997
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3. Contemporary Sustainable Development Issues
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Biosphere,
Ecosystems, and The Environment
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Utilization of
Renewable and Non-renewable Natural Resources
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Population and
Demographic Changes
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Poverty,
Environmental Degradation, and Health
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Consumption Patterns
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Technology and
Industrialization
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Quality of the
Living Environment
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Agriculture, Land
Security, and Sustainable Food Production
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Reducing Dependence
and Non-renewable Energy Reserves
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Respecting the
Rights and Wishes of Indigenous Peoples
Joe Sheridan, Faculty
of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Paul Bourgeis,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Respecting the
Rights, Wishes, and Potential of Ethnic Minorities
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Respecting the
Rights, Wishes, and Potential of Women and Children
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Biodiversity
Loss"Ecological Restructing of Urban Form: A Normative Approach to Restoring
Biodiversity and Ecological Function in the Built Environment"
Mary-Ellen Tyler,
Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary, Canada
Participatory
Processes for Sustainability
Mary Elaine Bernard,
York Center for Applied Sustainability, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York
University, Canada
Urbanization
Mark Lawrence
Seasons, School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Canada
Globalization,
Interdependence and Sustainability
Robert Paehlke,
Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University, Canada
4. Perspectives on Sustainability
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Environmental
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Natural Resource
Perspectives on Sustainability
L. Anders Sandberg,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Christopher Midgley,
University of British Columbia, Canada
Economic
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Physical Science
Perspectives on Sustainability
Grant Sheng
Sustainability,
Knowledge Management and the Internet
Robert K. Logan,
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
The Politics of
Sustainable Development
Ann Dale, Faculty of
Environment, Science and Technology, Royal Roads University, Canada
Social Perspectives
on Sustainability
Clelia Maria
Nascimento-Schulz, UFSC-Programa Interdisciplinar em Ciencias Humanas, Brazil
Cultural
Perspectives and Sustainability
Peter Harries-Jones,
Department of Anthropology, York University, Canada
Ethical Perspectives
on Sustainability
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Sustainability in
International Law
Stepan Wood, Osgoode
Hall Law School, York University, Canada
Carrying Capacity
and Sustainability: Waking Malthus' Ghost
William E. Rees,
School of Community and Regional Planning, The University of British Columbia,
Canada
Ecosystem
Perspectives on Sustainability
David Neufeld, 224
Wright Ave., Canada
5. Divisional Perspectives on Sustainability
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Perspectives of
Developed Nations
Hector Ricardo Leis,
Graduate Program on Interdisciplinaries Studies, Universidade Federal de Santa
Catarina, Brazil
Perspectives of
Developing Nations
Hector Ricardo Leis,
Graduate Program on Interdisciplinaries Studies, Universidade Federal de Santa
Catarina, Brazil
Perspectives of
Emerging Development Nations
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Public Sector
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Private Sector
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Egalitarian
Perspectives on Sustainability
Robert Paehlke,
Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University, Canada
Utilitarian
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Marxist Perspectives
on Sustainability
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Bioregion,
Eco-polis, and Eco(nomic)-Federation: Left - Libertarian Models of
Sustainability
Regina Cochrane,
Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Canada
Ecocapitalist
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Conservationist
Perspectives on Sustainability
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Feminist
Perspectives on Sustainability
Sherilyn MacGregor,
Institute for Environment, Philosophy & Public Policy (IEPPP), Furness Collega,
Lancaster
University, UK
Deep Ecology
Perspectives on Sustainability
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