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Green Development is an excellent and useful book that accurately portrays the conundrum of development planning....
–Dan Klooster, Florida State University, Tallahassee
[Adams]... argue[s] that mainstream economists should listen to the more radical environmental arguments, if for no other reason than to recognize additional costs of development... [He] also maintains that radical environmentalists need to look further at political economy theories of developing nations. This book is particularly noteworthy for the extensive bibliography and useful Web links at the end of each section. Appropriate for graduate, practitioner, and research library collections.
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Now in paperback, Green Development analyzes the evolution of the concept of ``sustainable development,'' and assesses how this can be applied in the real world. William Adams questions the established understanding of the problems of environment and development, stressing the inadequacy of a narrow view of environmental impacts and a limited response based on traditional conservation measures. He bridges the gap between environmentalism and development studies and argues that the central focus of ``green development'' should be on the needs of the poor, and their capacity for control, power, and self-determination.
Green Development is an excellent and useful book that accurately portrays the conundrum of development planning....
–Dan Klooster, Florida State University, Tallahassee
[Adams]... argue[s] that mainstream economists should listen to the more radical environmental arguments, if for no other reason than to recognize additional costs of development... [He] also maintains that radical environmentalists need to look further at political economy theories of developing nations. This book is particularly noteworthy for the extensive bibliography and useful Web links at the end of each section. Appropriate for graduate, practitioner, and research library collections.
–Choice
Product Description
Now in paperback, Green Development analyzes the evolution of the concept of ``sustainable development,'' and assesses how this can be applied in the real world. William Adams questions the established understanding of the problems of environment and development, stressing the inadequacy of a narrow view of environmental impacts and a limited response based on traditional conservation measures. He bridges the gap between environmentalism and development studies and argues that the central focus of ``green development'' should be on the needs of the poor, and their capacity for control, power, and self-determination.
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It is a familiar cliche that actions speak louder than words, but this denies the power of words, and the ideas of those who make and spread them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mainstream sustainable development, sustainable development mainstream, reservoir evacuees, sustainable development thinking, floodplain people, ecological modernisation, resettlement planning, fortress conservation, environmentalist thinking, tropical forest management, market environmentalism, ecological economics approach, floodplain ecosystems, forest convention, flooding patterns, river basin planning, sustainable utilisation, environmentalist critiques, green critiques, political ecology, natural capital, combating desertification, floodplain environments, strong sustainability, desertification control Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third World, World Bank, United Nations, First World, Rio Conference, Our Common Future, West Africa, General Assembly, Brundtland Report, World Commission, Second World War, Stockholm Conference, Maurice Strong, New York, South Africa, Earth Summit, Friends of the Earth, Latin America, Papua New Guinea, Southern Africa, World Resources Institute, Cambridge University Press, Conservation Foundation, Ulrich Beck, Conference of the Parties New!
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It is a familiar cliche that actions speak louder than words, but this denies the power of words, and the ideas of those who make and spread them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mainstream sustainable development, sustainable development mainstream, reservoir evacuees, sustainable development thinking, floodplain people, ecological modernisation, resettlement planning, fortress conservation, environmentalist thinking, tropical forest management, market environmentalism, ecological economics approach, floodplain ecosystems, forest convention, flooding patterns, river basin planning, sustainable utilisation, environmentalist critiques, green critiques, political ecology, natural capital, combating desertification, floodplain environments, strong sustainability, desertification control Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third World, World Bank, United Nations, First World, Rio Conference, Our Common Future, West Africa, General Assembly, Brundtland Report, World Commission, Second World War, Stockholm Conference, Maurice Strong, New York, South Africa, Earth Summit, Friends of the Earth, Latin America, Papua New Guinea, Southern Africa, World Resources Institute, Cambridge University Press, Conservation Foundation, Ulrich Beck, Conference of the Parties New!
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- Water Management and Wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa by M. C. Acreman on 7 pages
- Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making by The World Commission on Dams on 4 pages
- United Nations Environment Programme: Environmental Data Report by World Resources Institute on 4 pages
- Global Environment Outlook 2000 by Klaus Topfer on page 20, page 100, and Back Matter
- The Physical Geography of Africa (Oxford Regional Environments) by William Adams in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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