Preserving the Legacy Concepts in Support of Sustainability

by Noble, Allen G.; Costa, Frank J.

• ISBN13: 9780739100158
• ISBN10: 0739100157
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-11
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Though only a relatively recent topic of worldwide discussion and interest, the concept of sustainable development traces its origins to the late eighteenth century, when concern for resource conservation and environmental integrity first arose. From this beginning, the concern for sustainable development progressively expanded from being purely local to having a regional and national relevance, and finally to being a global concern of import. Preserving the Legacy examines this expansion, while discussing several general approaches to the understanding and application of the concept of sustainability. Also discussed are such weighty issues as the balancing of development aspirations with environmental management in developing countries, and the means by which residents in an urbanizing region in a developed country can be induced to consider sustainable development as both a goal and a limiting factor in the conversion of agricultural land. Offering both real-world examples of sustainability issues and a forecast for the future of sustainability theory and practice, this fascinating volume will prove invaluable to scholars of the environment, geography, and urban planning.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	ix
Preface and Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(18)
Conservation and the Emergence of the Sustainability Concept	3	(16)
Frank J. Costa
Allen G. Noble
Context and Strategies	19	(76)
Environmental Management in Development Planning: Some Paradigms and Global Comparisons	21	(16)
P.P. Karan
Urban Planning and Social Ecology: Philosophy, Literature and Convergence	37	(16)
Rich Harrill
Ecology in the Humanities Classroom	53	(8)
John Kandl
Raising the Consciousness of a Region for Sustainable Development	61	(18)
Gail Gordon Sommers
Joseph Daubenmire
Human Settlement and Sustainable Stewardship	79	(16)
Timothy J. Peterson
Urban Development and Sustainability	95	(62)
Sustainability in an Urban Environment	97	(8)
Timothy J. Peterson
Frank J. Costa
Allen G. Noble
Urban Indicators in Three Indian Cities	105	(18)
Christopher Cusack
The Grameen Bank: A Tool to Combat the Feminization of Poverty	123	(18)
Priya A. Satow
Sustainability and Urban Communities	141	(16)
Brian J. Sommers
Ecotourism and Sustainability	157	(48)
Sustainable Tourism: An Overview	159	(12)
Frank J. Costa
Allen G. Noble
Untapped Resources for Sustainable Tourism in Western India	171	(18)
Allen G. Noble
Frank J. Costa
Defining Sustainable Tourism Development: Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean	189	(16)
Adrien G. Humphreys
Looking to the Future	205	(18)
Beyond Sustainability: Bioregionalism and Bioregional Planning	207	(16)
Rich Harrill
Index	223	(6)
About the Contributors	229	(2)
About the Editors	231