Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy

Of all the books written about the problems of sustainable development and environmental protection, Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is one of the first to examine the role of science, economics and law, and ethics as generally applied to decision making on sustainable development, particularly in respect to the recommendations contained in Agenda 21. Specifically, the book examines the role, capabilities, and certain strengths and weaknesses of these disciplines and their ethical implications in the context of sustainable development problems. Such an analysis is necessary to determine whether sustainable development problems create important new challenges and problems for government so that, where appropriate, new tools or approaches may be designed to overcome limitations or take advantage of the strengths of current scientific, economic and legal capabilities.
Audience : Environmental professionals, whether academic, governmental or industrial, or in the private consultancy sector. Also suitable as an upper level text or reference.

Zusammenfassung
Examines the role of science, economics, law and ethics as applied to decision-making on sustainable development, covering the role, capabilities and certain strengths and weaknesses of these disciplines and their ethical implications in the context of sustainable development problems.

Inhalt
1 Introduction.- 2 The Role of Science in Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Decisionmaking.- 3 The Role of Ethics in Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Decisionmaking.- 4 The Role of Economics in Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection.- 5 The Role of Law in Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Decisionmaking.- 6 Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.- 7 Climate Change and Sustainable Development.- 8 Protection of Marine and Freshwater Resources.- 9 Toxic Substances and Agenda 21: Ethical and Policy Issues in the Science and its Implementation.- 10 Nuclear Waste and Agenda 21.- 11 Summary of the Scientific, Ethical, and Public Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development.