This book is a unique guide to making the world a better place. Experts apply a critical eye to the United Nations' Sustainable Development agenda, also known as the Global Goals, which will affect the flow of $2.5 trillion of development aid up until 2030. Renowned economists, led by Bjorn...

"Preface Earth is our home, and it is in crisis. There are two sides to this crisis--our economy on the one hand, and its effect on the ecology of our home planet on the other. Our economy, the human-constructed part of our home, represents the collection of manufactured artifacts, institutions,...

Responding to change -- The decision context -- A brief philosophy of adaptive ecosystem management -- Contesting sustainability : who will own the word? -- Introducing and grounding a procedural approach -- Heuristic proceduralism : a general method -- Tools of the adaptive trade --...