This chapter explores the linkages among sustainable development, limits and growth. It argues that sustainable development requires a shift in the societal development trajectory to pay attention both to environmental limits and to global equity. Only by appreciating the intimate linkages between environment and development will it be possible to open a pathway towards continued social advance while respecting the boundaries of local, regional and global ecosystems. Economic growth can contribute to sustainable development, but all ‘growth’ does not represent real social advance. In particular, growth in physical pressures threatening global biodiversity and climate change must be brought under control.
Handbook Chapter
In Handbook on Growth and Sustainability
Edited by Peter A. Victor and Brett Dolter
- Published:
- 30 June 2017
Collection:
Economics 2017
James Meadowcroft
Monograph Chapter
In Governance for Sustainable Development
Edited by William M. Lafferty
- Published in print:
- 28 Sep 2004
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
James Meadowcroft
Monograph Chapter
In Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development
Edited by James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud
- Published:
- 30 November 2012
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2012
Monograph Chapter
In Partnerships, Governance and Sustainable Development
Edited by Pieter Glasbergen, Frank Biermann and Arthur P.J. Mol
- Published in print:
- 27 Nov 2007
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
Monograph Chapter
In Multilevel Environmental Governance
Edited by Inger Weibust and James Meadowcroft
- Published:
- 28 March 2014
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2014
Monograph Chapter
In Multilevel Environmental Governance
Edited by Inger Weibust and James Meadowcroft
- Published:
- 28 March 2014
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2014
Multilevel Environmental Governance
Managing Water and Climate Change in Europe and North America
Edited by Inger Weibust and James Meadowcroft
The literature on Multi-level governance (MLG), an approach that explicitly looks at the system of the many interacting authority structures at work in the global political economy, has grown significantly over the last decade. The authors in this volume examine how multilevel governance (MLG) systems address climate change and water policy.
Monograph Chapter
In Caching the Carbon
Edited by James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle
- Published:
- 27 November 2009
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
Monograph Chapter
In Caching the Carbon
Edited by James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle
- Published:
- 27 November 2009
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
Monograph Chapter
In Caching the Carbon
Edited by James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle
- Published:
- 27 November 2009
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before