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Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Barzel, Yoram. Economic Analysis of Property Rights. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780521364096.

Amazon logo Costanza, Robert, ed. Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780231075626.

Amazon logo Elkins, Paul, Mayer Hillman, and Robert Hutchison. The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics. New York, NY: Anchor Books, 1992. ISBN: 9780385419147.

Amazon logo Harvard Law Review, eds. Trends in International Environmental Law. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 1992. ISBN: 9780897077538.

International Council of Scientific Unions. An Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Kingsley, David, Mikhail S. Bernstam, and Helen M. Sellers, eds. Population and Resources in a Changing World. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, 1989.

Amazon logo Lang, Winfried, ed. Sustainable Development and International Law. New York, NY: Springer, 1995. ISBN: 9781859661796.

Amazon logo Lofdahl, Corey L. Environmental Impacts of Globalization and Trade: A Systems Study. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780262122450.

Amazon logo Munasinghe, Mohan, and Walter Shearer, eds. Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995. ISBN: 9780821331347.

Amazon logo Neef, Dale, ed. The Knowledge Economy. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Amazon logo Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN: 9780521371018.

Amazon logo Ostrom, Elinor, Larry Schroeder, and Susan Wynne. Institutional Incentives and Sustainable Development. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780813316185.

Amazon logo Tester, Jefferson W., et al., eds. Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780262201537.

Tietenberg, Tom, and Henk Folmers, eds. The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2002/2003. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2003.

Amazon logo Turner, R. Kerry, ed. Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management: Principles and Practice. New York, NY: Halsted Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780470221631.



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Week #TOPICSREADINGS
Part I. Content and Context
1Introduction: Debates, Definitions and DilemmasRequired Reading

Amazon logo Solow, Robert M. "Sustainability: An Economist's Perspective." Chapter 26 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Chapter 2 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Becker, Egon, Thomas Jahn, and Immanuel Stiess. "Exploring Uncommon Ground: Sustainability and the Social Sciences." Chapter 1 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Solow, Robert M. "The Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics." American Economic Review 64, no. 2 (1974): 1-14.

Related Reading

Amazon logo Holdren, John P., Gretchen C. Daily, and Paul R. Ehrlich. "The Meaning of Sustainability: Biogeophysical Aspects." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe and Walter Shearer. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995, pp. 3-17. ISBN: 9780821331347.

Goodland, Robert, and George Ledec. "Neoclassical Economics and Principles of Sustainable Development." Ecological Modeling 38 (1987): 19-46.

Pezzey, John. "Economic Analysis of Sustainable Growth and Sustainable Development." Environmental Department Working Paper No. 15. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1989, pp. 8 and 11.

Amazon logo Elkins, Paul, Mayer Hillman, and Robert Hutchison. The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics. New York, NY: Anchor Books, 1992. ISBN: 9780385419147.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Tainter, Joseph A. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988, chapter 1. ISBN: 9780521340922.
2Evolving Conceptions - Causes and ConsequencesRequired Reading

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli, ed. "Introduction: Theoretical, Empirical, and Policy Perspectives." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 1-40. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Amazon logo Reboratti, Carlos E. "Territory, Scale and Sustainable Development." Chapter 11 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Pezzey, John C. V., and Michael A. Toman. "Progress and Problems in the Economics of Sustainability." Chapter 4 in The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics. Edited by Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmers. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2002/2003. ISBN: 9781840649499.

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Amazon logo Hardin, Garrett. "Paramount Positions in Ecological Economics." In Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. Edited by Robert Costanza. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1991, pp. 47-57. ISBN: 9780231075626.

Amazon logo Fullerton, Don, and Robert N. Stavins. "How Economists See the Environment." Chapter 1 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Andreae, Meinrat O., and Robert E. Dickinson. "Sustainability and the Changing Atmosphere: Assessing Changes in Chemical and Physical Climate." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe and Walter Shearer. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995, pp. 117-136. ISBN: 9780821331347.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Tainter, Joseph A. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988, chapter 2. ISBN: 9780521340922.
3Sustainability as a 'Knowledge Domain'Required Reading

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli, and Robert C. North. "Growth, Development, and Environmental Sustainability: Profile and Paradox." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 67-132. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 3. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Christensen, Paul. "Driving Forces, Increasing Returns and Ecological Sustainability." In Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. Edited by Robert Costanza. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1991, pp. 75-87. ISBN: 9780231075626.

Amazon logo Holling, C. S. "Sustainability: The Cross-Scale Dimension." In Defining and Measuring Sustainability: The Biogeophysical Foundations. Edited by Mohan Munasinghe and Walter Shearer. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995, pp. 65-75. ISBN: 9780821331347.

Amazon logo Simpson, R. David. "Economic Analysis and Ecosystems: Some Concepts and Issues." Chapter 25 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

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Amazon logo Lofdahl, Corey L. Environmental Impacts of Globalization and Trade: A Systems Study. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, chapter 2. ISBN: 9780262122450.

Amazon logo Redclift, Michael. "Sustainability and Sociology: Northern Preoccupations." Chapter 4 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapters 1 and 2. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Tainter, Joseph A. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988, chapter 3. ISBN: 9780521340922.
4New Thinking and the Knowledge EconomyRequired Reading

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli. "The Political Logic of Sustainability." Chapter 8 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Drucker, Peter F. "From Capitalism to Knowledge Society." Chapter 2 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Amazon logo Rosecrance, Richard. "The Rise of the Virtual State." Chapter 3 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Amazon logo Landes, David S. "Homo Faber, Homo Sapiens: Knowledge, Technology, Growth, and Development." Chapter 5 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Amazon logo Stevens, Candice. "The Knowledge-Driven Economy." Chapter 7 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Related Reading

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780139211805.

World Bank Annual Report. World Development Report: Knowledge for Development. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998-1999, pp. 1-70.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Tainter, Joseph A. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780521340922.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 9. ISBN: 9780139211805.
Part II. Actors, Processes and Institutions
5Critical Drivers, Social Mechanisms and Cognitive FactorsRequired Reading

Holdren, John P., and R. K. Pachauri. "Energy." In An Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century by the International Council of Scientific Unions. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992, pp. 103-111.

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli. "Population and the Global Environment." In Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century. Edited by Jefferson W. Tester, David O. Wood, and Nancy A. Ferrari. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1991, pp. 91-101. ISBN: 9780262200783.

Demeny, Paul. "Population and the Invisible Hand." Demography 23, no. 4 (1986): 473-487. Reprinted in: Kingsley, David, Mikhail S. Bernstam, and Helen M. Sellers, eds. Population and Resources in a Changing World. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, 1989, pp. 1-15.

Daly, Herman E. "Review of National Resource Council, Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1986." Population and Development Review 12, no. 3 (1986): 582-585. Reprinted with permission of: Kingsley, David, Mikhail S. Bernstam, and Helen M. Sellers, eds. Population Council in Population and Resources in a Changing World. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, 1989, pp. 39-42.

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Amazon logo Eichler, Margrit. "Sustainability from a Feminist Sociological Perspective: A Framework for Disciplinary Reorientation." Chapter 10 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Essential Reading


Amazon logo Tester, Jefferson W., et al., eds. Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005, chapters 1, 2, and 6. ISBN: 9780262201537.
6Economic Performance - Production and ConsumptionRequired Reading

Amazon logo Gowdy, John. "Economic concepts of Sustainability: Relocating Economic Activity within Society and Environment." Chapter 9 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Coase, Ronald. "The Problem of Social Cost." Chapter 3 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Paehlke, Robert. "Towards Defining, Measuring and Achieving Sustainability: Tools and Strategies for Environmental Valuation." Chapter 13 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Related Reading

Amazon logo Lofdahl, Corey. Environmental Impacts of Globalization and Trade: A Systems Study. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, chapter 5. ISBN: 9780262122450.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 6. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Martinez-Alier, Juan. "The Socio-ecological Embeddedness of Economic Activity: The Emergence of a Transdisciplinary Field." Chapter 7 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into the Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Rothenberg, Jerome R. "Economic Perspectives on Time Comparisons: An Evaluation of Time Discounting." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 307-332. ISBN: 9780262531344.
7Firms and Markets - Corporate PerspectivesRequired Reading

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli, ed. "Multinational Corporations and the Global Environment." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 205-254. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapters 14 and 16. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Porter, Michael E., and Claas van der Linde. "Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship." Chapter 5 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Bohn, Roger E. "Measuring and Managing Technological Knowledge." Chapter 10 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

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Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli. "Corporate Strategies toward Sustainability." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. New York, NY: Springer, 1995, pp. 189-201. ISBN: 9781859661796.

Amazon logo Arthur, W. Brian "Increasing Returns and the New World of Business." Chapter 6 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Arrow, Kenneth. J., et al. "Is there a Role for Benefit-Ciost Analysis in Environment, Health and Safety." Chapter 12 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Kelman, Steven. "Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique." Chapter 14 in Economics of the Environment. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.
8From Sustainability 'Problems' to 'Solution' StrategiesRequired Reading

Amazon logo Pearce, David. "Sustainable Development and Developing Country Economies." In Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management: Principles and Practice. Edited by R. Kerry Turner. New York, NY: Halsted Press, 1993, pp. 71-105. ISBN: 9780470221631.

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 13. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Werner, Carol M. "Psychological Perspectives on Sustainability." Chapter 12 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

See Global System for Sustainable Development for specific 'matching' of 'problems' and 'solutions' by sector, issue, unit, level, context.

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Amazon logo Acselrad, Henri. "Sustainability and Territory: Meaningful Practices and Material Transformations." Chapter 3 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Przeworski, Adam, and Fernando Limongi. "Political Regimes and Economic Growth." Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, no. 3 (1993): 51-69.

Amazon logo Guha, Ramachandra. "From Experience to Theory: Traditions of Social-ecological Research in Modern India." Chapter 6 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Tainter, Joseph A. The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988, chapters 5 and 6. ISBN: 9780521340922.
9Regulatory and Policy ContextsRequired Reading

Amazon logo Rothenberg, Jerome R. "Economic Perspectives on Time Comparisons: Alternative Approaches to Time Comparisons." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 355-398. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Amazon logo Carraro, Carlo. "Climate Change Policy: Models, Controversies and Strategies." In The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2002/2003. Edited by Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmer. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2002. ISBN: 9781840649499.

Amazon logo Keohane, Nathaniel O., Richard L. Revesz, and Robert N. Stavins. "The Choice of Regulatory Instruments in Environmental Policy." Chapter 29 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Tietenberg, Tom H. "Economic Instruments for Environmental Regulation." Chapter 15 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Dasgupta, Susmita, et al. "The Choice of Regulatory Instruments in Environmental Policy." Chapter 20 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

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Amazon logo Palmer, Karen, Wallace E. Oates, and Paul R. Portney. "Tightening Environmental Standards: The Benefit-Cost or the No-Cost Paradigm?" Chapter 8 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Smith, V. Kerry. "Nonmarket Valuation of Environmental Resources: An Interpretive Appraisal." Chapter 9 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Barzel, Yoram. Economic Analysis of Property Rights. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1989, chapters 1 and 5. ISBN: 9780521364096.
Part III. Strategic Approaches to Sustainability
10New International Institutional ContextsRequired Reading

Amazon logo Haas, Peter M., and Jan Sundgren. "Evolving International Environmental Law: Changing Practices of National Sovereignty." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 401-429. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Amazon logo Sands, Philippe. "International Law in the Field of Sustainable Development: Emerging Legal Principles." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. New York, NY: Springer, 1995, pp. 53-66. ISBN: 9781859661796.

Amazon logo Jacoby, Henry D., et al. "Kyoto's Unfinished Business." Chapter 24 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Amazon logo Metrick, Andrew, and Martin L. Weitzman. "Conflicts and Choices in Biodiversity Preservation." Chapter 28 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.

Choucri, Nazli. "Globalization of Eco-efficiency: GSSD on the WWW." UNEP Industry and Environment (October-November 1995): 45-49.

Related Reading

Amazon logo Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, chapter 6. ISBN: 9780521371018.

Amazon logo Redclift, Michael. "Dance with Wolves? Sustainability and the Social Sciences." In Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000, chapter 14. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Sachs, Ignacy. "Social Sustainability and Whole Development: Exploring the Dimensions of Sustainable Development." In Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000, chapter 2. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Ostrom, Elinor, Larry Schroeder, and Susan Wynne. Institutional Incentives and Sustainable Development. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993, chapters 1, 3, 5, and 6. ISBN: 9780813316185.
11International Trade and Intellectual Property RightsRequired Reading

Amazon logo Choucri, Nazli. "Innovations in Uses of Cyberspace." Chapter 15 in Sustainability and the Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Edited by Egon Becker and Thomas Jahn. London, UK: Zed Books, 2000. ISBN: 9781856497084.

Amazon logo Stevens, Candice. "Trade and Environment: The PPMs Debate." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. New York, NY: Springer, 1995, pp. 239-247. ISBN: 9781859661796.

See United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, for information on problems and international reponses.

Related Reading

Røpke, Inge. "Trade, Development and Sustainability - a Critical Assessment of the 'Free Trade Dogma'." Ecological Economics 9 (1994): 13-22.

Goldman, Patti A. "Resolving the Trade and Environment Debate: In Search of a Neutral Forum and Neutral Principles." Washington and Lee Law Review 49 (1994): 1279.

Amazon logo Davis, Stan, and Jim Botkin. "The Coming of Knowledge-Based Business." Chapter 11 in The Knowledge Economy. Edited by Dale Neef. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heineman, 1997. ISBN: 9780750699365.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Frankel, Jeffrey A. "The Environment and Globalization." Chapter 19 in Economics of the Environment. 5th ed. Edited by Robert N. Stavins. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005. ISBN: 9780393927016.
12Global Accord - Next RoundsRequired Reading

Amazon logo Allenby, Braden R. Industrial Ecology: Policy Framework and Implementation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998, chapter 12. ISBN: 9780139211805.

Amazon logo Sand, Peter H. "Trusts for the Earth: New International Financial Mechanisms for Sustainable Development." In Sustainable Development and International Law. Edited by Winfried Lang. New York, NY: Springer, 1995, pp. 167-184. ISBN: 9781859661796.

Amazon logo Dolsak, Nives, and Elinor Ostrom. The Commons in the New Millennium: Challenges and Adaptation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003, chapter 1. ISBN: 9780262042147.

Related Reading

Amazon logo Harvard Law Review, eds. Trends in International Environmental Law. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 1992. ISBN: 9780897077538.

Amazon logo Brewer, Garry. "Environmental Challenges and Managerial Responses." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 281-303. ISBN: 9780262531344.

Essential Reading

Amazon logo Weiss, Edith Brown. "Intergenerational Equity: Toward an International Legal Framework." In Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses. Edited by Nazli Choucri. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995, pp. 333-53. ISBN: 9780262531344.

 








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