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008			250312041998xx eng
020			_a9781566703536
037			_bTaylor & Francis _cGBP 45.99 _fBB
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041			_aeng
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072	7		_aRNF _2bic
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100	1		_aJamie Schnurr
245	1	0	_aCornerstone of Development _bIntegrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies
250			_a1
260			_bCRC Press _c19980831
300			_a320 p
520			_b"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.
700	1		_aIdrc _4A01
700	1		_aSusan Holtz _4A01
700	1		_aGreg Armstrong _4A01
700	1		_aAnne K Bernard _4A01
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