Environment and development
John McKay
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should have an understanding of the complex interrelations between economic development and environmental change in the third world in the last fifty years; be informed about the difficult policy choices that governments in poor countries are being forced to make as they attempt to balance the necessity for growth against the need to protect the environment; and be aware of the difficulties in designing programs to achieve sustainable development.
Synopsis The report of the World Commission on Environment and Development and the majority of opinion at the recent Earth Summit suggests that unless major changes take place in the lifestyles of both the developed and developing countries, large parts of the globe will become uninhabitable within the next three decades. This subject examines the causes of environmental degradation in the third world and considers the prospects for more sustainable forms of development.
Assessment Report (3000 words): 33%
* Research essay (6000 words):
67%
Recommended texts
Adams Green development 1992
Conroy C and Litvinoff M (eds) The greening of aid: Sustainable livelihoods in practice 1988
Eckholm E P Down to earth: Environment and human needs 1982
Elkington J and Burke T The green capitalists: In search of environmental excellence 1987
Glaeser B (ed.) Ecodevelopment: Concepts, projects, strategies 1984
Harrison P The greening of Africa: Breaking through in the battle for land and food 1987
Hopper W The World Bank's challenge: Balancing economic need with environmental protection 1988
McNeely J and Pitt D (eds) Culture and conservation: The human dimension in environmental planning 1987
Paehlke R Environmentalism and the future of progressive politics Yale U P, 1989
Redcliff M Sustainable development: Exploring the contradictions Methuen, 1987
Redcliff M and Benton T (eds) Social theory and the global environment Routledge, 1994
World Bank World development report 1992 OUP, 1992
World Commission on Environment and Development Our common future OUP, 1987
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