Introduction and overview / Andrea J. Nightingale, Tom Böhler, and Ben Campbell -- Background and history of sustainability / Andrea J. Nightingale, Tom Böhler, Ben Campbell, and Linus Karlsson -- Narratives of sustainability : key concepts and issues / Andrea J. Nightingale, Linus Karlsson,...

Children can't wait : effective development assistance for school readiness in Jordan / Katherine A. Merseth -- Of high hopes and input-driven development / Mark Lynd -- Balancing the contradictions : the business and the practice of international development / Terrence Jantzi -- Relationships,...

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises that, in the formulation of a global strategy for reducing global emissions of carbon (the main factor in global warming) forests could play an important role. This book highlights that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world...