Environmental problems and their local, national, and global solutions have taken on ever-increasing importance in today's world. Economic analysis of environmental problems is essential, but economic perspectives must be complemented with an understanding of the principles of ecological...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An Assessment of Sustainable Development -- Part 1. Institutional Perspectives on Sustainable Development -- 1. Sustainability and Systemic Issues in a New Era -- 2. The Case for the Global Commons -- 3. Development Connections:...