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Alphabetized Bibliography
Below you will find the bibliography of abstracted articles
arranged alphabetically by name of author[s]. You may link to article abstracts
from this list. In addition to the articles we have summarized, on this
page you will find a brief list of suggested readers on the topic of sustainability
in general.
General Sustainability Readers:
Clark, W. C. and R. E. Munn, Eds. 1986. Sustainable
Development of the Biosphere. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Costanza, R., Ed. 1991. Ecological Economics: The
Science and Management of Sustainability. New York: Columbia University
Press.
Daly, Herman E. 1991. Steady State Economics: 2nd
Edition with New Essays. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Engel, J. Ronald and Joan Gibb Engel, eds. 1990. Ethics
of Environment & Development: Global Challenge, International Response.
Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press
Merchant, Carolyn, ed. 1994. Key Concepts in Critical
Theory: Ecology. New Jersey: Humanities Press.
Munasinghe, Mohan and Jeffrey McNeely, eds. 1994. Protected
Area Economics and Policy: Linking Conservation and Sustainable Development.
World Bank and World Conservation Union (ICUN).
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Alphabetized List of Abstracts
Bartlett, Albert A. 1994.
"Reflections on Sustainability, Population Growth and the Environment."
Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
16(1): 5-35.
Bear, Dinah. 1994. "Public
Responses to the President's Council on Sustainable Development Draft Vision
Statement and Principles for Sustainable Development" Executive Summary
October 20, 1994 for Labat-Anderson Incorporated: 1-5.
Becker, C. Dustin and Elinor
Ostrom. 1995. "Human Ecology and Resource Sustainability: The Importance
of Institutional Diversity." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
26: 113-33.
Beckerman, Wilfred. 1994.
"'Sustainable Development': Is it a Useful Concept?" Environmental
Values 3: 191-209.
Beckerman, Wilfred. 1995.
"How Would you Like your 'Sustainability', Sir? Weak or Strong? A Reply
to my Critics." Environmental Values 4(1995): 169-79.
Bernardy, Michel de, Pierre
Boisgontier and Georges Goyet. 1993. "The ecology of innovation: The
cultural substratum and sustainable development." International
Social Science Journal 45(1): 55-66.
Bigg, Tom. 1995. "The UN
Commission on Sustainable Development: a non-governmental perspective."
Global Environmental Change 5 (3): 251-253.
Boxill, Ian. 1994. "Globalization,
Sustainable Development, and Postmodernism: The New Ideology of Imperialism."
Humanity and Society 18 (4): 3-18.
Brown, Becky J., Mark E.
Hanson, Diana M. Liverman, and Robert W. Merideth, Jr. 1987. "Global
Sustainability: Toward Definition." Environmental Management
11 (6): 713-719.
Carey, Daniel I. 1993. "Development
based on carrying capacity: A strategy for environmental protection."
Global Environmental Change June: 140-148.
Carley, Michael and Ian
Christy. 1993. "The Ecology of an Industrial Planet" Chapter 1
in Managing Sustainable Development. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota
Press.
Clark, John G. 1995. "Economic
Development vs. Sustainable Societies: Reflections on the Players in a Crucial
Contest." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26: 225-48.
Corson, Walter H. 1994. "Changing
Course: An Outline of Strategies for a Sustainable Future." Futures
26 (2): 206-223.
Daly, Herman. 1990. "Commentary:
Toward some operational principles of sustainable development." Ecological
Economics 2(1990): 1-6.
Daly, Herman E. 1995. "On
Wilfred Beckerman's Critique of Sustainable Development." Environmental
Values 4(1995): 49-55.
Dilworth, Craig. 1994. "Two
Perspectives on Sustainable Development." Population and Environment:
A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 15(6): 441-467.
Disinger, John F. 1990. "Environmental
Education for Sustainable Development?" Journal of Environmental
Education 21 (Summer): 3-6.
Dixon, John A. and Louise
A. Fallon. 1989. "The Concept of Sustainability: Origins, Extensions
and Usefulness for Policy." Society and Natural Resources 2:
73-84.
Eden, Sally E. 1994. "Using
Sustainable Development: The Business Case." Global Environmental
Change 4(2): 160-167.
Elgin, Duane. 1994. "Building
a Sustainable Species-Civilization: A Challenge of Culture and Consciousness."
Futures 26(2): 234-245.
Ghai, Dharam. 1994. "Environment,
Livelihood, and Empowerment." Development and Change 25(1):
1-11.
Giampietro, Mario. 1994.
"Using Hierarchy Theory to Explore the Concept of Sustainable Development."
Futures 26(6): 616-625.
Goodland, Robert and
Herman Daly. 1993. "Poverty Alleviation is Essential for Environmental
Sustainability." Divisional Working Paper 1993-42 for the Environmental
Economics and Pollution Division of The World Bank: Washington, D. C.
Goodland, Robert. 1995. "The
Concept of Environmental Sustainability." Annual Review of Ecology
and Systematics 26: 1-24.
Goodland, Robert J. A.
and Herman E. Daly, Salah El Serafy. 1993. "The Urgent Need for Rapid
Transition to Global Environmental Sustainability." Environmental
Conservation 20 (4): 297-309.
Gosselin, Pierre and Diane
Belanger, Jean-Francois Bibeault, Alain Webster. 1993. "Indicators
for a Sustainable Society." Canadian Journal of Public Health
84 (3): 197-200.
Gowdy, John M. 1994. "Discussion
Papers: Progress and Environmental Sustainability." Environmental
Ethics 16: 41-55.
Graaf, H. J. de, C. J.
M. Musters and W. J. ter Keurs. 1996. "Sustainable Development: Looking
For New Strategies." Ecological Economics 16: 205-216.
Gutes, Maite Cabeza. 1996. "Commentary:
The Concept of Weak Sustainability." Ecological Economics 17(1996):
147-156.
Hall, Barbara Welling. 1994. "Information
Technology and Global Learning for Sustainable Development: Promise and
Problems." Alternatives 19(1994): 99-132.
Harris, Jonathan M. 1996. "World
agricultural futures: regional sustainability and ecological limits."
Ecological Economics 17(1996): 95-115.
Heyes, Anthony G. and Catherine
Liston-Heyes. 1995. "Sustainable Resource Use: the Search for Meaning."
Energy Policy 23 (1): 1-3.
Hilborn, R. and C. J. Walters,
D. Ludwig. 1995. "Sustainable Exploitation of Renewable Resources."
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26: 45-67.
Irwin, Alan, Susse Georg
and Philip Vergragt. 1994. "The Social Management of Environmental
Change." Futures 26(3): 323-334.
Jacobs, Michael. 1995. "Sustainable
Development, Capital Substitution and Economic Humility: A Response to Beckerman."
Environmental Values 4(1995): 57-68.
Karshenas, Massoud. 1994.
"Environment, Technology and Employment: Towards a New Definition of
Sustainable Development." Development and Change 25(1994): 723-756.
Klaassen, Ger A. J. and
Johannes B. Opschoor. 1991. "Economics of sustainability or the sustainability
of economics: different paradigms." Ecological Economics 4:
93-115.
Knight, Richard V. 1993. "Sustainable
development - sustainable cities." International Social Science
Journal 45 (1): 35-54.
Korten, David C. 1991-92.
"Sustainable Development: A Review Essay." World Policy Journal
(Winter): 157-190.
Lele, Sharachchandra
and Richard B. Norgaard. 1995. "Sustainability and the Scientist's
Burden." Conservation Biology 10(2): 354-365.
Lele, Sharachchandra M. 1991.
"Sustainable Development: A Critical Review." World Development
19 (6): 607-621.
Marien, M. 1994a. "Visions
of Sustainability: Introduction." Futures 26 (2): 115-116.
Marien, Michael. 1994b. "Infoglut
and competing problems: Key barriers suggesting a new strategy for sustainability."
Futures 26(2): 246-256.
Marien M. 1996. "Environmental
Problems and Sustainable Futures: Major Literature from WCED to UNCED."
Futures (Oct): 731-757.
Milbrath, Lester W. 1994.
"Stumbling Blocks to a Sustainable Society: Incoherences in key premises
about the way the world works." Futures 26(2): 117-124.
Mitcham, Carl. 1995. "The
Concept of Sustainable Development: its Origins and Ambivalence." Technology
in Society 17(3): 311-326.
Murdoch, Jonathan and
Judy Clark. 1994. "Sustainable Knowledge." Geoforum 25
(2): 115-132.
Nelson, Robert H. 1995. "Sustainability,
Efficiency, and God: Economic Values and the Sustainability Debate."
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26: 135-54.
Norgaard, Richard B. 1988.
"Sustainable Development: A Co-Evolutionary View." Futures
(Dec.): 606-620.
Norgaard, Richard B. 1995.
"Intergenerational Commons, Globalization, Economism, and Unsustainable
Development." Pp. 141-171 in L. Freese (ed.) Advances in Human Ecology,
Vol. 4. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Novek, Joel and Karen Kampen.
1992. "Sustainable or unsustainable development? An analysis of an
environmental controversy." Canadian Journal of Sociology 17
(3): 249-273.
O'Hara, Sabine U. 1995. "Sustainability:
Social and Ecological Dimensions." Review of Social Economy
LIII(4): 529-551.
Olson, Robert. 1994. "Alternative
Images of a Sustainable Future." Futures 26(2): 156- 169.
President's Council on Sustainable
Development. 1994. The Final Report - Sustainable America: A New Consensus
for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the Future.
(p. 2-3 of highlights) Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office.
Pearce, David. 1992. "Green
Economics." Environmental Values 1(1992): 3-13.
Pezzey, John. 1992. "Sustainability:
An Interdisciplinary Guide." Environmental Values 1: 321-62.
Pierce, John T. 1992. "Progress
and the Biosphere: The Dialectics of Sustainable Development." The
Canadian Geographer 36 (4): 306-20.
Pirages, Dennis. 1994. "Sustainability
as an Evolving Process." Futures 26(2): 197-205.
Plewes, Betty, Gauri Sreenivasan
and Tim Draimin. 1996. "Sustainable human development as a global framework."
International Journal LI(Spring): 211-234.
Proops, John L.R., Malte Faber,
Reiner Manstetten and Frank Jost. 1996. "Achieving a sustainable world."
Ecological Economics 17(1996): 133-135.
Rayner, Jeremy. 1996. "Implementing
Sustainability in West Coast Forests: CORE and FEMAT as Experiments in Process."
Journal of Canadian Studies 31(1): 82-101.
Redclift, Michael. 1988. "Sustainable
Development and the Market: A framework for analysis." Futures
(Dec): 635-650.
Redclift, Michael. 1991. "The
Multiple Dimensions of Sustainable Development." Geography 1991:
36-42.
Redclift, Michael. 1992. "The
Meaning of Sustainable Development." Geoforum 25 (3): 395-403.
Redclift, Michael. 1993. "Sustainable
Development: Needs, Values, Rights." Environmental Values 2
(1993): 3-20.
Sachs, Wolfgang. 1991. "Environment
and Development: The Story of a Dangerous Liaison." The Ecologist
21 (6): 252-257.
Savory, Allan. 1994. "Will
We Be Able to Sustain Civilization?" Population and Environment:
A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 16(2): 139-147.
Schrecker, Ted. 1996. "Introduction:
Whither Sustainable Development?" Journal of Canadian Studies 31(1):
3-6.
Serageldin, Ismail,
Herman Daly and Robert Goodland. 1994. "The Concept of Environmental
Sustainability." Chapter for the Institute for Environment and Systems
Analysis's (ed.) Principles of Sustainable Development. Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
Simon, David. 1989. "Sustainable
Development: Theoretical Construct or Attainable Goal?" Environmental
Conservation 16 (1): 41-48.
Simonelli, Richard. 1994.
"Sustainable Science: A Look at Science Through Historic Eyes and Through
the Eyes of Indigenous Peoples." Bulletin of Science, Technology
and Society 24 (1): 1-12.
Singer, S. Fred. 1992. "Sustainable
Development and the Global Environment: Resolving the Conflict." International
Journal on the Unity of the Sciences 5(2): 107-122.
Skolimowski, Henryk. 1995.
"In Defense of Sustainable Development." Environmental Values
4(1995): 69-70.
Slocombe, D. Scott and
Caroline Van Bers. 1991. "Seeking Substance in Sustainable Development."
Journal of Environmental Education 23 (Fall): 11-18.
Streeten, Paul. 1993. "Institutions
for Sustainable Development." Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
18 (4): 350-358.
Sunderlin, William D. 1995.
"Managerialism and the Conceptual Limits of Sustainable Development."
Society and Natural Resources 8: 481-492.
Templet, Paul H. 1994. "Equity
and Sustainability: An Empirical Analysis." Society and Natural
Resources 8: 509-523.
Tijmes, Pieter and Reginald
Luiff. 1995. "The Sustainability of our Common Future: An Inquiry into
the Foundations of an Ideology." Technology In Society 17 (3):
327-336.
Toman, Michael A. 1992. "The
Difficulty in Defining Sustainability." Resources 106 (Winter):
3-6.
Wagle, Subodh. 1993. "Sustainable
Development: Some Interpretations, Implications, and Uses." Bulletin
of Science, Technology and Society 13: 314-323.
World Commission on Environment
and Development. 1987. From One Earth to One World: An Overview.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Yanarella, Ernest J.
and Richard S. Levine. 1992. "Does Sustainable Development Lead to
Sustainability?" Futures October: 759-774.
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Sustainability Readers