| Description |
ix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Ecology, economy & environment ; v. 2 |
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Ecology, economy & environment ; v. 2
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Perspectives on Sustainability. Ch. 1. Our Common Future and Beyond: Interpretations of Sustainable Development / Per Brinck. Ch. 2. The Global and the Local / Torsten Hagerstrand. Ch. 3. Designing Resource Systems for Sustainability: Safe-Fail versus Fail-Safe Strategies / Bo L. B. Wiman. Ch. 4. Local Models, Global Change: Community Impacts and Sustainability Visions / Anders Hjort af Ornas -- Pt. II. Instruments of Understanding. Ch. 5. The Emergence of an Ecological Economics Paradigm: Examples from Fisheries and Aquaculture / Carl Folke and Ann Mari Jansson. Ch. 6. On Designing Socio-Ecological Indicators / John Holmberg and Sten Karlsson. Ch. 7. Towards an Ecologically Sustainable Economy: The Perspective of an Economist / Lena Unemo. Ch. 8. Economic and Environmental Policies for Sustainability / Thomas Sterner. Ch. 9. GIS for the Territorial Concern: Supporting Local Sustainable Development with Modern Information Technology / Erik Wallin |
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Pt. III. The Shaping of Minds. Ch. 10. Woodland Polyphony / Anne Buttimer. Ch. 11. Towards Drastic Societal Changes: Historical Experiences about the Pace in which Societies Can Turn / Per Olof Hallin and Olof Warneryd. Ch. 12. The Role of Organizations in the Establishment of Ecological Consensus in Industrialized Countries / Detlef Jahn. Ch. 13. Conceptions of Future Threats and Developments: Psychological Starting Points and Educational Possibilities / Ake Bjerstedt. Ch. 14. The Interplay of Research and Politics: The Case of Antarctica / Aant Elzinga -- Pt. IV. Concluding Remarks. Ch. 15. The Challenge of the Societal Dimension to Environmental Issues: A Swedish Research Response / Uno Svedin |
| Analysis |
Environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Sweden.
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| SUBJECT |
Sweden -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111980
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| Author |
Aniansson, Britt Hägerhäll.
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Svedin, Uno, 1943-
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| LC no. |
92015406 |
| ISBN |
0792317963 |
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