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Sustainable development at risk : ignoring the past / Joseph H. Hulse.

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Over the past half-century, the idea of sustainable development has drastically evolved and rooted itself in the lexicon of international development. But what is it, really? Are development agencies truly committed to long-term sustainable solutions to development issues? Are we learning from our p...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Hulse, Joseph H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa : [New] Delhi : International Development Research Centre ; Foundation Books, ©2007.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Definitions and concepts
  • 3. International development: in the beginning
  • 4. From Pearson to Johannesburg
  • 5. Poverty
  • 6. Development in agriculture and biotechnologies
  • 7. Sustainable agriculture
  • 8. Sustainable food security
  • 9. Industrial biotechnologies
  • 10. Environment and resources
  • 11. Case studies of successful projects
  • 12. Political and ideological issues
  • 13. Ethics, communications and education
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary of biotechnologies
  • References
  • Index.

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