Cities Feeding People: An Examination of Urban Agriculture in East Africa

Business & Money

Lee-Smith, Diana

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Economics

Intl Development Research Center

Diversity, Globalization, and the Ways of Nature

Anton, Danilo J.

Making a Difference

"Sustainable development" quickly became the universal goal for environmentalists in the 1990s, motivated by the 1988 Brundtland Report and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. When the time came to bring theory into reality, sustainable development revealed far more complexity than first anticipated.To attain sustainable development in the full sense of the phrase"meeting present needs without compromising the resources needed for future societies"environmental and social concerns would need a constant presence in all major economic decisions.The Cornerstone of Development: Balancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Imperatives profiles many of the first attempts to implement sustainable development initiatives worldwide. The model: Canada's experience with "multistakeholder" decision-making. Under the guidance of Canada's National Task Force on Environment and Economy, nationwide and provincial round tables brought government officials together with corporate officers to formulate sustainable development guidelines.Authorized by the Canadian government to serve as an "Agenda 21 organization," the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) subsequently researched the feasibility of adapting the multistakeholder approach to the needs and practices of developing countries. The results are in these pages: valuable case histories from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Canada, each recounting the risks and benefits from integrating environmental, social and economic policies.When IDRC members were asked for ways to address environmental sustainability, they had few examples to follow"and little evidence that such endeavors could be fulfilled. The research and problem-solving efforts they produced are now collected here, for the guidance of other environment/development balance programs worldwide.

The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies

This text examines the impact of globalization on different countries and regions. Changing patterns of trade, industrialization, debt, aid and other financial flows are analyzed as is the debate about structural adjustment programmmes. Four recent developments likely to have major implications for North-South relations are identified: the efforts to reduce the US deficit; the emergence of regional trading blocs; the implementation of the Uruguay Round of GATT; and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Finally, the likely impact on North-South relations of pursuing alternative paradigms to economic growth is examined.

Interdependence, Disequilibrium, and Growth

Loxley, John

<p>When South Africa finally found peace in the early 1990s, the government was supposed to use the money once spent on the military to better meet basic human needs. But has it happened?An uneven and fragile process at best, this re-allocation of funds has been faltering all over the world as war-torn societies in the Middle East, Latin America, and other parts of Africa struggle to build more democratic societies in the wake of the cold war. In South Africa, the results have been contradictory, with an increased emphasis on arms export and a rise in banditry and criminal gangs. This book argues that emerging countries such as South Africa must go beyond a narrow conception of the process and focus instead on sustainable development and environmental restoration.</p>

From Defence to Development: Redirecting Military Resources in South Africa

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Knowledge Societies...in a Nutshell: Information Technology for Sustainable Development

Mansell, Robin

Crede, Andreas

Diversidad, Globalizacion Y Los Caminos De LA Naturaleza (Spanish Edition)

Finance

Rural Development In The Crossfire

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