Textbook which provides an introduction to the theory and analysis of current thinking on the science, policies and practice of sustainable development.
Part 1 Principles of Sustainable Development - Foreword o Evolution of the Sustainable Development Debate o Definitions and Principles of Sustainable Development. Part 2 Analysis of Sustainable Development - Measuring Sustainable DevelopmentIndicators o Ecological and Economic Indicators of Sustainable Development in Scotland o Sociopolitical Measures: An Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare for Scotland o Indicators of Sustainable Development: Some Lessons from Scotland. Part 3 SustainableDevelopment: Policy Implications - Modeling Sustainable Development o Making Development Sustainable o Afterword: Towards Sustainable Societies. References. Index.