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Towards Sustainable Development

On the Goals of Development - and the Conditions of Sustainability

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. William M. Lafferty

    1. Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society (ProSus), Research Council of Norway, Oslo, Norway

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  2. Oluf Langhelle

    1. Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society (ProSus), Research Council of Norway, Oslo, Norway

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The book brings together twelve original essays on the meaning and implications of sustainable development. The collection assesses the theoretical debate over the concept of sustainable development, and looks at the unique experiment in applying this practically which has taken place in Norway to discover how the concept can illuminate practical policy across a wide range of fields. Topics covered include sustainable development as a global ethics; the concept of need; global and generational equity; the limits of nature; implications for economics; and the role of technology. The editors outline the logic of the approach and draw together the implications of the individual studies for a more focused and consistent application of the concept.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Sustainable Development as Concept and Norm

    • William M. Lafferty, Oluf Langhelle
    Pages 1-29

  3. A Global Ethic of Sustainability?

    • Jon Wetlesen
    Pages 30-47

  4. On Needs — a Central Concept in the Brundtland Report

    • Wenche Håland
    Pages 48-69

  5. Sustainable Development, State Sovereignty and International Justice

    • Andreas Føllesdal
    Pages 70-83

  6. Sustainability, Morality and Future Generations

    • Per Ariansen
    Pages 84-96

  7. The Limits of Nature

    • Nils Chr. Stenseth
    Pages 97-110

  8. Nature, Market and Ignorance: Can Development Be Managed?

    • Oluf Langhelle
    Pages 111-136

  9. Sustainable Development: Caught between National Sovereignty and International Challenges

    • Jon Birger Skjærseth
    Pages 137-155

  10. Economic Analysis of Sustainability

    • Geir B. Asheim
    Pages 156-172

  11. Economic Initiatives and Sustainable Development: an Assessment of Possibilities and Limitations

    • Stein Hansen
    Pages 173-192

  12. The ‘Technology Factor’ in Sustainable Development

    • Ingunn Moser
    Pages 193-212

  13. Future Challenges of Sustainable Development

    • William M. Lafferty, Oluf Langhelle
    Pages 213-239

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 240-270
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'Each one is an expert in their field and provides an erudite and comprehensive discussion of the topic and the issues that arise.' - John Baines, International Journal of Environmental Studies

Editors and Affiliations

  • Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society (ProSus), Research Council of Norway, Oslo, Norway

    William M. Lafferty, Oluf Langhelle

About the editors

PER ARIANSEN Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Oslo GEIR B. ASHEIM Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo ANDREAS FOLLESDAL Research Associate at the ARENA Center, University of Oslo STEIN HANSEN economist and international consultant WENCHE HÅLAND Professor in Clinical Psychology and Head of the Polyclinic for Youths and Adults at the University of Bergen INGUNN MOSER Research Associate at the Center for Technology and Human Values, University of Oslo JON BIRGER SKJÆRSETH Research Fellow for the Research Council of Norway at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo NILS CHR. STENSETH Professor of Zoology at the University of Oslo JON WETLESEN Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards Sustainable Development

  • Book Subtitle: On the Goals of Development - and the Conditions of Sustainability

  • Editors: William M. Lafferty, Oluf Langhelle

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378797

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-71521-5Published: 17 May 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37879-7Published: 17 May 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 270

  • Topics: Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, Development Economics

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