The Science of sustainable development
Subtitle: local livelihoods and the global environment
By: Jeffrey Sayer, Bruce Campbell.
Contributors: Campbell, B. M. 1953-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources; Natural resources -- Management; Sustainable development; Rural development; Environmental management
Description: Demonstrating how practical science can be applied to real-life conservation and development problems, the authors argue that the threats to the natural environment posed by globalisation require an integrated response encompassing different scales, system components, disciplines & knowledge types.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: The challenge : alleviating poverty and conserving the environment; title: Dealing with complexity; title: Getting into the system : multiple realities, social learning and adaptive management; title: Issues of scale; title: Models, knowledge and negotiation; title: Institutions for managing natural resources in African savannas; title: Forest margins in Indonesian Borneo; title: Learning by doing on tropical American hillsides; title: The spread of innovations; title: Measuring the performance of natural resource systems; title: Achieving research-based management.