Regional Opportunities for Sustainable Development
Subtitle: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Studies in Ecological Economics)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780792356936
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Sustainability; Nature / Field Guide Books; Economic Development; Regional planning; Regional Economics; Business & Economics; Nature; Business/Economics; Natural Resources; Economics - General; General; Business & Economics : Economics - General; Medical : General; Nature / Natural Resources; Science / Environmental Science; Sustainable development; Development - Economic Development; Decision making
First sentence: In adopting Agenda 21 (UNEP, 1992), most of the world's governments have acknowledged that "the ecosystems on which we depend to sustain life on earth" are in danger, and that national policies should be directed towards sustainable development.