ISBN:
0585434174
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9780585434179
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (ix, 313 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
UNU millennium series
Parallel Title:
Print version Human development and the environment
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
United Nations Congresses
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United Nations
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United Nations Congresses
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United Nations Congresses
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United Nations
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Human ecology Congresses
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Social problems Congresses
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Social problems Congresses
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Human ecology Congresses
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Social problems Congresses
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Human ecology Congresses
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Derde millennium
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Sociale ecologie
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Duurzame ontwikkeling
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Human Geography
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Congressen (vorm)
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Verenigde Naties
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Human ecology
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Social problems
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Electronic book
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Electronic books Conference proceedings
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Konferenzschrift
Abstract:
Reflections on human development and the environment / Hans van Ginkel, Brendan Barrett, Julius Court, and Jerry Velasquez -- Conceptual challenges of a globalizing economy / Karel Van Wolferen -- Into the twenty-first century : assessing social and political concerns / Rolph van der Hoeven -- Policy priorities for human development / Ruth Kagia -- Poverty and inequality in the era of liberalization and globalization / Giovanni Andrea Cornia -- The future of technology and the implications for society and the UN system / Jerome Glenn and Theodore Gordon -- Population : a global challenge for the twenty-first century / Wolfgang Lutz -- Institutions, corruption, and development, and their ramifications for international cooperation / Beatrice Weder -- Future of global economic governance / Walden Bello -- Environment : Urbanization, industrialization, and sustainable development / Fred Langeweg, Henk Hilderink, and Rob Maas -- Water in our future / Motoyuki Suzuki -- The importance of tropical atmospheric chemistry in global change research / Paul Crutzen -- Energy requirements for the new millennium / Ingvar B. Fridleifsson -- Global food security for tomorrow / Monkombu Sambasivam Swaminathan -- Land degradation : a global and regional problem / Adel El-Beltagy -- Global governance of biological diversity / A. Hamid Zakri -- International environmental governance and its impact on social and human development / Akiko Domoto
Description / Table of Contents:
Reflections on human development and the environment / Hans van Ginkel, Brendan Barrett, Julius Court, and Jerry VelasquezConceptual challenges of a globalizing economy / Karel Van Wolferen -- Into the twenty-first century : assessing social and political concerns / Rolph van der Hoeven -- Policy priorities for human development / Ruth Kagia -- Poverty and inequality in the era of liberalization and globalization / Giovanni Andrea Cornia -- The future of technology and the implications for society and the UN system / Jerome Glenn and Theodore Gordon -- Population : a global challenge for the twenty-first century / Wolfgang Lutz -- Institutions, corruption, and development, and their ramifications for international cooperation / Beatrice Weder -- Future of global economic governance / Walden Bello -- Environment : Urbanization, industrialization, and sustainable development / Fred Langeweg, Henk Hilderink, and Rob Maas -- Water in our future / Motoyuki Suzuki -- The importance of tropical atmospheric chemistry in global change research / Paul Crutzen -- Energy requirements for the new millennium / Ingvar B. Fridleifsson -- Global food security for tomorrow / Monkombu Sambasivam Swaminathan -- Land degradation : a global and regional problem / Adel El-Beltagy -- Global governance of biological diversity / A. Hamid Zakri -- International environmental governance and its impact on social and human development / Akiko Domoto.
Note:
Consists of reports of the United Nations University Conference 'On the Threshold of the New Millennium' which was held in Tokyo on 19--21 January 2000. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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