Cents and sustainability securing our common future by decoupling economic growth from environmental pressures - Smith, Michael H., 1969-; Hargroves, Karlson, 1974-; Desha, Cheryl; T&F eBooks (London ; Washington, D.C. : Earthscan, 2010)
1. Securing "our common future" -- 2. Achieving economic growth and reducing environmental pressures -- 3. Factors that can undermine or even block efforts to achieve decoupling -- 4. Factors that affect poorer nations' ability to achieve decoupling -- 5. Informing and developing national strategies for decoupling -- 6. Responding to the complexity of climate change -- 7. Decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions -- 8. Decoupling economic growth from loss of biodiversity and exosystem resilience -- 9. Decoupling economic growth from freshwater extraction -- 10. Decoupling economic growth from waste production -- 11. Decoupling economic growth from air pollution -- 12. Reducing air pollution through public interest litigation : the Delhi pollution case.
"The Natural Edge Project."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Keywords: Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Climatic changes -- Economic aspects; Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Environmental policy; Economic policy; Electronic books