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Understanding the social dimension of sustainability
- Title
- Understanding the social dimension of sustainability / edited by Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Mary C. King.
- Publication
- New York : Routledge, ©2009.
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| Text | Use in library | HM708 .U535 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 300 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Explicitly addressing both the macro and micro dimensions of social sustainability, this book outlines the theoretical and practical possibilities. As a contribution to sustainable development, the book will be useful in the practice, teaching and academic research of this nascent field.
- Series Statement
- Routledge studies in development and society ; 17
- Uniform Title
- Routledge studies in development and society ; 17.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part I. Overviews of the field : Emergent principles of social sustainability / Kristen Magis and Craig Shinn -- An inquiry into the theoretical basis of sustainability: ten propositions / Gary L. Larsen -- An antidote to a partial economics of sustainability / Mary C. King -- Part II. International perspectives : Global civil society: architect and agent of international democracy and sustainability / Kristen Magis -- In the absence of affluence: the struggle for social sustainability in the Third World / Veronica Dujon -- Child labor and improved common forest management in Bolivia / Randall Bluffstone -- Part III. The role of business : Social sustainability: an organizational-level analysis / Jan Bebbington and Jesse Dillard -- Social sustainability: one company's story / Jesse Dillard and David Layzell -- Working out social sustainability on the ground / Kathryn Thomsen and Mary C. King -- Triple bottom line: a business metaphor for a social construct / Darrell Brown, Jesse Dillard, and Scott Marshall -- Part IV. Local applications : Exploring common ground: community food systems and social sustainability / Leslie McBride -- Social capital and community: university partnerships / W. Barry Messer and Kevin Kecskes -- Advancing social sustainability: an intervention approach / Jan C. Semenza -- Part V. Integration and conclusion : Reflection and directions for the future / Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Mary C. King.
- ISBN
- 9780415964654
- 0415964652
- 0203892976
- 9780203892978
- 9780415536677
- 0415536677
- LCCN
- 2008004542
- OCLC
- ocn191763351
- 191763351
- SCSB-8804034
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library