How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? This is the central question posed by "sustainable development". OECD countries committed themselves to sustainable development at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in...

Chapter 1- Setting the context -- Chapter 2- Managing natural resources sustainably: market and non-market comprehension -- Chapter 3- Biodiversity resources: degradation, protection, and sustainable conservation -- Chapter 4- Water resources: provision, distribution, and sustainable production...