About the book
This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development. It integrates the key imperatives of sustainable development, namely institutional, environmental, social and economic, and calls for greater participation, social cohesion, justice and democracy as well as limited throughput of materials and energy. The nature of sustainable development and the book’s theorization of the concept underline the need for interdisciplinarity in the discourse as exemplified in each chapter of this volume.
The Handbook employs a critical framework that problematises the concept of sustainable development and the struggle between discursivity and control that has characterised the debate. It provides original?contributions from international experts coming from a variety of disciplines and regions, including the Global South.
Comprehensive in scope, it covers, amongst other areas:
- Sustainable architecture and design
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable business?
- Climate change
- Conservation
- Sustainable consumption
- De-growth
- Disaster management
- Eco-system services
- Education
- Environmental justice
- Food and sustainable development
- Governance
- Gender
- Health
- Indicators for sustainable development
- Indigenous perspectives
- Urban transport
The Handbook offers researchers and students in the field of sustainable development invaluable insights into a contested concept and the alternative?worldviews?that it has fostered.?
Editions of Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development
- EBook
- ISBN 9781135040710
- PDF
- ISBN 9781135040727
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This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development. It integrates the key imperatives of sustainable development, namely institutional, environmental, social and economic, and calls for greater participation, social cohesion, justice and democracy as well as limited throughput of materials and energy. The nature of sustainable development and the book’s theorization of the concept underline the need for interdisciplinarity in the discourse as exemplified in each chapter of this volume.
The Handbook employs a critical framework that problematises the concept of sustainable development and the struggle between discursivity and control that has characterised the debate. It provides original?contributions from international experts coming from a variety of disciplines and regions, including the Global South.
Comprehensive in scope, it covers, amongst other areas:
- Sustainable architecture and design
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable business?
- Climate change
- Conservation
- Sustainable consumption
- De-growth
- Disaster management
- Eco-system services
- Education
- Environmental justice
- Food and sustainable development
- Governance
- Gender
- Health
- Indicators for sustainable development
- Indigenous perspectives
- Urban transport
The Handbook offers researchers and students in the field of sustainable development invaluable insights into a contested concept and the alternative?worldviews?that it has fostered.?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development about?
This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development. It integrates the key imperatives of sustainable development, namely institutional, environmental, social and economic, and calls for greater participation, social cohesion, justice and democracy as well as limited throughput of materials and energy. The nature of sustainable development and the book’s theorization of the concept underline the need for interdisciplinarity in the discourse as exemplified in each chapter of this volume.
The Handbook employs a critical framework that problematises the concept of sustainable development and the struggle between discursivity and control that has characterised the debate. It provides original?contributions from international experts coming from a variety of disciplines and regions, including the Global South.
Comprehensive in scope, it covers, amongst other areas:
- Sustainable architecture and design
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable business?
- Climate change
- Conservation
- Sustainable consumption
- De-growth
- Disaster management
- Eco-system services
- Education
- Environmental justice
- Food and sustainable development
- Governance
- Gender
- Health
- Indicators for sustainable development
- Indigenous perspectives
- Urban transport
The Handbook offers researchers and students in the field of sustainable development invaluable insights into a contested concept and the alternative?worldviews?that it has fostered.?
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development?
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning > The environment > Pollution and threats to the environment > Climate change
Where can I read a sample of Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781135040710
Is Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge International Handbooks
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development?
Delyse Springett, Michael Redclift
Who is the Publisher of the book Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Routledge International Handbook of Sustainable Development is available as ebook(ISBN 9781135040710) and pdf(ISBN 9781135040727)