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. Contributors are grounded in sociology, economics, business administration, public administration, public health, geography, education and natural resource management.
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. Contributors are grounded in sociology, economics, business administration, public administration, public health, geography, education and natural resource management.
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Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415536677 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 02/03/2012 |
Series: | Routledge Studies in Development and Society |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 316 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |