Part I. Past : Progress and its discontents --;From Muir to Meadows --;Sustainability emerging --;From Rio to Kyoto and later disappointments --;Part II: Present : What does 'sustainable development' mean? --;Taking sustainability into economics --;'Putting a price on the planet' --;The ethics of sustainability --;Part III. Future : The end of sustainability?
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At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration and climate change, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world. Can we create a sustainable society? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized? This text tackles these questions directly.