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Handbook of Sustainable Development

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  • Giles Atkinson
  • Simon Dietz
  • Eric Neumayer
  • Matthew Agarwala

Abstract

This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved.

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  • Giles Atkinson & Simon Dietz & Eric Neumayer & Matthew Agarwala (ed.), 2014. "Handbook of Sustainable Development," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15312.
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    Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography;
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