The Principles of Sustainability

Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 1477-7835

Article publication date: 1 August 2003

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Citation

Dresner, S. (2003), "The Principles of Sustainability", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 423-423. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2003.14.3.423.2

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited


At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world today. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized?

This book tackles these questions directly. It goes beyond the rhetoric to explain the deeper issues in a way that is accessible and interesting to the non‐specialist reader. It covers: the historical development of the concept of sustainability; contemporary debates about how to achieve it; the obstacles and the prospects for overcoming them. This book, written in a clear and readable style, assumes no previous knowledge of the subject. It will be invaluable to students, academics and activists concerned with sustainable development.

Full details at: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3792

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