This text examines the complex challenges presented by the goal of sustainable development at the local and global level. Areas covered include the challenges and opportunities for the developing world in the search for sustainable development

1. What is sustainable development? -- 2. The global challenges of sustainable development -- 3. Actors and actions in sustainable development -- 4. Sustainable rural livelihoods -- 5. Sustainable urban livelihoods -- 6. Sustainable development in the developing world : an assessment.