Of limits and growth : the rise of global sustainable development in the twentieth century / Stephen J. Macekura, Dartmouth College.
Material type: TextSeries: Global and international historyPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, c2015.Description: 333 p. : maps. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107072619 (hbk.)
- 338.9270904 OFL 23 007713
- HC79.E5 M293 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: on the origins of 'sustainable development'; 1. The rise of international conservation and post-war development; 2. Parks and poverty in Africa: conservation, decolonization, and development; 3. 'The world's most dangerous political issue': the 1972 Stockholm conference and the politics of environmental protection; 4. When small seemed beautiful: NGOs, appropriate technology, and international development in the 1970s; 5. Leveraging the lenders: the quest for environmental impact statements in the United States and the World Bank; 6. Conservation for development: the World Conservation Strategy and the rise of sustainable development planning; 7. The persistence of old problems: the politics of environment and development at the Rio Earth Summit; Conclusion: the limits and growth of NGOs.
"The Rise of Global Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century Of Limits and Growth connects three of the most important aspects of the twentieth century: decolonization, the rise of environmentalism, and the United States' support for economic development and modernization in the Third World. It links these trends by revealing how environmental NGOs challenged and reformed development approaches of the U.S. government, World Bank, and United Nations from the 1960s through the 1990s. The book shows how NGOs promoted the use of "appropriate" technologies, environmental reviews in the lending process, development plans based on ecological principles, and international cooperation on global issues such as climate change. It also reveals that the "sustainable development" concept emerged from transnational negotiations in which environmentalists accommodated the developmental aspirations of Third World intellectuals and leaders. In sum, Of Limits and Growth offers a new history of sustainability by elucidating the global origins of environmental activism, the ways in which environmental activists challenged development approaches worldwide, and how environmental non-state actors reshaped the United States' and World Bank's development policies"--
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