| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Routledge studies in development and society ; 17 |
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Routledge studies in development and society ; 17.
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| Contents |
Emergent principles of social sustainability / Kristen Magis and Craig Shinn -- An inquiry into the theoretical basis of sustainability: ten propositions / Gary L. Larsen -- An antidote to a partial economics of sustainability / Mary C. King -- Global civil society: architect and agent of international democracy and sustainability / Kristen Magis -- In the absence of affluence: the struggle for social sustainability in the Third World / Veronica Dujon -- Child labor and improved common forest management in Bolivia / Randall Bluffstone -- Social sustainability: an organizational-level analysis / Jan Bebbington and Jesse Dillard -- Social sustainability: one company's story / Jesse Dillard and David Layzell -- Working out social sustainability on the ground / Kathryn Thomsen and Mary C. King -- Triple bottom line: a business metaphor for a social construct / Darrell Brown, Jesse Dillard, and Scott Marshall -- Exploring common ground: community food systems and social sustainability / Leslie McBride -- Social capital and community: university partnerships / W. Barry Messer and Kevin Kecskes -- Advancing social sustainability: an intervention approach / Jan C. Semenza -- Reflection and directions for the future / Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Mary C. King |
| Summary |
The imperative of the twenty-first century is sustainability: to raise the living standards of the world's poor and to achieve and maintain high levels of social health among the affluent nations while simultaneously reducing and reversing the environmental damage wrought by human activity. Scholars and practitioners are making progress toward environmental and economic sustainability, but we have very little understanding of the social dimension of sustainability. This volume is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary effort to identify the key elements of social sustainability through an examination of what motivates its pursuit and the conditions that promote or detract from its achievement. Included are theoretical and empirical pieces; examination of international and local efforts; discussions highlighting experiences in both the developing and industrialized nations; and a substantial focus on business practices |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social capital (Sociology)
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Environmental policy -- Social aspects
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Sustainable development -- Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
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Environmental policy -- Social aspects
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Sustainable development -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dillard, Jesse F.
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Dujon, Veronica, 1963-
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King, Mary C., 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780203892978 |
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0203892976 |
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