Sustainable development as a civilizational revolution : a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of the 21st century

Title:

Author:

Pawłowski, Artur.

ISBN:

9780415578608

Personal Author:

Pawłowski, Artur.

Publication Information:

Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, c2011.

Physical Description:

ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The evolution of the idea of sustainable development in history -- 1.Worldwide perspective -- 1.1.Early initiatives -- 1.2.Contemporary later advances -- 2.European perspective -- ch. 2 Theoretical basis for sustainable development -- 1.The notion of sustainable development -- 2.Hierarchy of planes -- 3.The principles of sustainable development -- 4.Indicators of sustainable development -- ch. 3 Philosophy, religion and environmental education -- 1.Eco-philosophy and the ethical plane of sustainable development -- 2.Religion and sustainable development -- 3.Ethics in practice: Ecological attitude and education -- 4.A new research field: A philosophical audit -- ch. 4 Level II of sustainable development: Ecological, social, and economic considerations -- 1.Ecological plane -- 1.1.Natural environment -- 1.2.Changed landscape -- 2.Social plane -- 2.1.Social environment -- 2.2.Cultural landscape -- 2.3.Urbanization and Healthy Cities --

Contents note continued: 2.4.North vs. South -- 3.Economic plane -- 3.1.Traditional economy vs. ecological economics -- 3.2.Economic instruments for protection of the environment -- 3.3.Responsible business and environmental systems of management -- 3.4.Financial security for introducing sustainable development -- ch. 5 Level III of sustainable development: Technical, legal and political considerations -- 1.Technical plane -- 1.1.Technology and environment -- 1.2.Industrial ecology and cleaner production -- 1.3.Energy issues -- 2.Legal plane -- 2.1.Environmental protection and sustainable development law -- 2.2.Legal barriers to sustainable development -- 3.Political plane -- 3.1.Policy and politics -- 3.2.Democracy and sustainable development -- ch. 6 Integration of planes, the phenomenon of globalization and the Sustainable Development Revolution -- 1.Overlapping of sustainable development planes -- 2.The challenges of globalization -- 3.Breakthroughs in human history --

Contents note continued: 4.Sustainable development as a civilizational revolution.

Subject Term:

Sustainable development.

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As a concept, sustainable development is in conflict with traditional development based upon economic growth. Sustainable development is an attempt to formulate a programme that integrates different aspects (ecological, social, and economical) which were usually considered as separate from each other. Sustainable Development as a Civilizational Revolution. A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Challenges of the 21st Century expands the discussion on sustainable development, including ethical, technical/technological, legal and political aspects. Since it is not possible to solve environmental problems solely by technical means, without taking into account economic or environmental aspects, the degree to which they overlap is discussed. In addition it is necessary to emphasize the importance of social and moral considerations. A clean environment is a valuable attribute, but its achievement at the expense of high unemployment -- or some other form of severe social conflict -- cannot be regarded as action in line with the sustainable-development principle.

The tremendous scope of these changes makes it reasonable to expect this new vision for development to achieve the status of a revolution comparable to those known from the past: the agricultural, scientific and industrial revolutions. Sustainable Development as a Civilizational Revolution. A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Challenges of the 21st Century will be invaluable to graduate and post-graduate students following advanced courses on sustainable development, scientists dealing with sustainable development, and academia interested in environmental and social sciences.