The Future of Sustainability
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9048171849 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Outstanding visionary thinkers and scientists offer their timely assessment on the future prospects of mankind: In what direction are we heading? How can the world become more just and equitable, and how can future development be sustained to adequately address economic, social, and – perhaps most important – environmental issues?. This book presents a broad discussion on sustainable development, rethinking and improving its effectiveness as a paradigm of today and tomorrow
see Gobachov's chapter W Boudville The book draws on contributions from an array of authors about the global vision of sustainability.The most prominent author is Mikhail Gorbachev. His chapter is short but well written. He speaks of Glasnost or openness, but now applied to sustainability. The idea is to motivate and mobilise
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