Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

Review: 

"Sustainable development is sure to be one of the most important social, political, and environmental concepts of the 21st century. You hold in your hands an ideal introduction to this vital and important subject."

—Jeremy Carl, Research Fellow, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford University

Description: 

Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is part of the Global Issue series,which is designed to be first-stop resource on the key challenges facing the world today. Each volume contains three sections, beginning with an introduction that clearly defines the issue,followed by detailed case studies of the issues impact in the United states and several other countries or regions. The second section draws together significant U.S and international primary Source documents and the third section gathers useful research tools- such as brief biographics, facts and figures, an annotated bibliography and more. A foreword written by an expert in the field complements each volume. A choronology, glossary, and index provide additional help.

There are more than 6 billion people living on Earth today, and the United Nations predicts this number will surge to 9.1 billion by the year 2050. However, the natural resources needed to sustain the world's population-including freshwater, arable land, and fossil fuels-are dwindling.In order to achieve sustainable development, the stress exerted on the environment by the world's population will have to be controlled through reduced rates of consumption.

Natural Resourcesand Sustainble Development explores the impact that over-consumption has had on natural resources in the United States, China, India, Germany, and Brazil.It analyzes strategies that government can use to reduce energy consumption and discusses the ongoing efforts to find alternative sources.

Target Audience: 

Students of Natural Resources, Environment, Energy and sustainable development.