Description
World at the Crossroads
Towards a sustainable, equitable and liveable world
Sustainable Development Set Series
Authors: Smith Philip B., Okoye Samuel E., Wilde Jaap de, Deshingkar Priya
Language: EnglishSubjects for World at the Crossroads:
Keywords
equitable; stable; population; primary; health; care; district; systems; stratospheric; ozone; Sea Water; Military Expenditures; Exclusive Breast Feeding; Energy Source; Common Language; Energy Policies; UN; National Resolutions; Good Life; Neonatal Tetanus; HDI; Wrong Fork; Tonnes; Ancient Irrigation Systems; Ancient Irrigation Works; Average Real Gdp; Water Resources Development Plan; Energy Resources; Biofuel Supply; Differential Taxation Policies; Energy Efficiency; Cumulative Energy Requirements; Biofuel Demand; Hard Technology Approach; Alter Natives
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1. Food and Energy
2. Sustainable, Equitable Economics
3. The Personal Energy Budget
Hans-Peter Darr
4. Understanding Biofuel Dynamics in Developing Countries
The Need for the Local Context
Omar Masera and Priya Deshingkar
5. The Value of Indigenous Knowledge
The Case of Water and Soil Conservation Ecosystems in Sri Lanka
D L 0 Mendis
II
Politics and Society
6. The Roots of Unsustainability
Colonization in Space and Time
Franck Amalric and Tariq Banuri
Building a Sustainable Food System
Anne H Ehrlich
Energy Constraints on Sustainable Development Paths
Wouter Biesiot and Henk Mulder
7. People's Empowerment: A Condition for a Sustainable, Equitable and Liveable World?
Grazia Borrini Feyerabend
8. Improving Health: A Key Factor in Sustainable Development
Andrew Haines
9. The Relevance of Military Expenditures to Sustainable and Equitable Development
Samuel E Okoye
10. The Power Politics of Sustainability, Equity and Liveability
Jaap de Wilde
11. Can Sodeties be Changed Quickly Enough?
Robert A Hinde
12. Summary and Recommendations
Philip B Smith and Samuel E Okoye
Index