Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
About the Book Series
This series uniquely brings together original and cutting-edge research on Sustainable Development. The books in this series tackle difficult and important issues in Sustainable Development including values and ethics; sustainability in higher education; climate compatible development; resilience; capitalism and de-growth; sustainable urban development; gender and participation; and well-being.
Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the series promotes interdisciplinary research for an international readership. The series was recommended in the Guardian’s suggested reads for Development and Environment.
The series welcomes submissions from established authors in the field as well as from young authors. To submit proposals, please contact the Editor, Grace Harrison ([email protected]).
Universities and Global Human Development: Theoretical and empirical insights for social change
1st Edition
By Alejandra Boni, Melanie Walker
December 21, 2017
This book makes the case for a critical turn in development thinking around universities and their contributions in making a more equal post-2015 world. It puts forward a normative approach based on human development and the capability approach, one which can gain a hearing from policy, scholarship...
Transdisciplinary Solutions for Sustainable Development: From planetary management to stewardship
1st Edition
By Mark Charlesworth
February 16, 2017
Global environmental issues such as climate change and species loss are intensifying despite our best efforts to combat them. The key reason for this is that the drivers of these problems are closely linked to the industrialism and consumerism that are promoted by governments and other ...
Theories of Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Judith Enders, Moritz Remig
December 14, 2016
While sustainability has become a buzzword in discussions about the environment and development, work on theories of sustainable development has received much less attention. However, theory is vital as understanding the origins and development of the concept is the key to achieving successful ...
Environmental Politics in Latin America: Elite dynamics, the left tide and sustainable development
1st Edition
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By Benedicte Bull, Mariel Aguilar-Stoen
August 26, 2016
Since colonial times the position of the social, political and economic elites in Latin America has been intimately connected to their control over natural resources. Consequently, struggles to protect the environment from over-exploitation and contamination have been related to marginalized groups...
Transformative Sustainable Development: Participation, reflection and change
1st Edition
By Kei Otsuki
August 03, 2016
Recent debates about sustainable development have shifted their focus from fixing environmental problems in a technocratic and economic way to more fundamental changes in social-political processes and relations. In this context, participation is a genuinely transformative approach to sustainable ...
Emerging Economies and Challenges to Sustainability: Theories, strategies, local realities
1st Edition
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By Arve Hansen, Ulrikke Wethal
May 10, 2016
The rise of emerging economies represents a challenge to traditional global power balances and raises the question of how we can combine sustainability with continued economic growth. Understanding this global shift and its impact on the environment is the paramount contemporary challenge for ...
Implementing Sustainability in Higher Education: Learning in an age of transformation
1st Edition
By Matthias Barth
May 06, 2016
In a time of unprecedented transformation as society seeks to build a more sustainable future, education plays an increasingly central role in training key agents of change. This book asks how we can equip students and scholars with the capabilities to promote sustainability and how the higher ...
Urban Waste and Sanitation Services for Sustainable Development: Harnessing Social and Technical Diversity in East Africa
1st Edition
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By Bas van Vliet, Joost van Buuren, Shaaban Mgana
April 27, 2016
Urban sanitation and solid waste sectors are under significant pressure in East Africa due to the lack of competent institutional capacity and the growth of the region’s urban population. This book presents and applies an original analytical approach to assess the existing socio-technical mixtures ...
Sustainable Capitalism and the Pursuit of Well-Being
1st Edition
By Neil Harrison
November 05, 2015
Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without destroying the natural systems on which it depends?Environmentalists tell us that capitalism is the problem because it feeds our self-interest. They tell us that we have to ...
Measuring and Evaluating Sustainability: Ethics in Sustainability Indexes
1st Edition
By Sarah Fredericks
October 12, 2015
The indexes used by local, national, and international governments to monitor progress toward sustainability do not adequately align with their ethical priorities and have a limited ability to monitor and promote sustainability. This book gives a theoretical and practical demonstration of how ...
Theatre for Women’s Participation in Sustainable Development
1st Edition
By Beth Osnes
October 12, 2015
Though development researchers have proven that the participation of women is necessary for effective sustainable development, development practitioners still largely lack culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive tools for including women, especially women living in poverty. Current tools used in ...
Climate-Resilient Development: Participatory solutions from developing countries
1st Edition
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By Astrid Carrapatoso, Edith Kürzinger
June 08, 2015
The concept of resilience currently infuses policy debates and public discourse, and is promoted as a normative concept in climate policy making by governments, non-governmental organizations, and think-tanks. This book critically discusses climate-resilient development in the context of current ...