"Sustainable development must satisfy the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future … generations to meet theirs. Although it looks at the economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainability, this article … economists deal with the issues of growth, development and equity between generations. In this context, after a brief historical …

environment and thereby help to direct us toward a more sustainable path of development." …"The negative effects of human activity on the natural environment are becoming more and more apparent. The problems … accounting is one of the possible tools that can encourage a move toward more sustainable development. Gross domestic product …

countries, compatible with the sustainability of the processes concerning the Earth system. Mainly by focusing on the energy-environment … development, characterized by the role of fossil fuels and by the progressive dominance of those with a higher energy and density …

represented in the unique balance of the book: all the Chinese contributions point out the importance of the environment in … economic development, expressing a determination to measure effects as a means to the successful management of natural … in deriving indicators relating to economic development. All the papers, however, reveal that work in this area is still …