The Science of Sustainable Development: Local Livelihoods and the Global Environment (Biological Conservation, Restoration & Sustainability S)

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by Jeffrey Sayer

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Science faces major challenges in tackling the interlinked problems of poverty and environmental sustainability. This book calls for a restructuring of our present arrangements to achieve integrated natural resource management--integration across scales, system components, disciplines and knowledge types. It advocates the necessity of modelling, multi-scale analysis and action research, institutional and organizational development, and communication enhancement. The book draws on case studies throughout the world. "This is a fine book and extremely important...please read The Science of Sustainable Development, if you haven't already." Écoscience This book demonstrates how practical science can be applied to real-life conservation and development problems. Jeffrey Sayer is Senior Associate, Forests for Life Programme, WWF-International, Switzerland. Bruce Campbell is Director, Forests and Livelihoods Programme, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia. Used Book in Good Condition

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