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001 2015014019
003 DLC
005 20151203085814.0
008 150507s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015014019
020 $a9781107072619 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHC79.E5$bM293 2015
082 00 $a338.9/270904$223
100 1 $aMacekura, Stephen J.
245 10 $aOf limits and growth :$bthe rise of global sustainable development in the twentieth century /$cStephen J. Macekura, Dartmouth College.
263 $a1508
264 1 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2015.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aGlobal and international history
520 $a"The Rise of Global Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century Of Limits and Growth connects three of the most important aspects of the twentieth century: decolonization, the rise of environmentalism, and the United States' support for economic development and modernization in the Third World. It links these trends by revealing how environmental NGOs challenged and reformed development approaches of the U.S. government, World Bank, and United Nations from the 1960s through the 1990s. The book shows how NGOs promoted the use of "appropriate" technologies, environmental reviews in the lending process, development plans based on ecological principles, and international cooperation on global issues such as climate change. It also reveals that the "sustainable development" concept emerged from transnational negotiations in which environmentalists accommodated the developmental aspirations of Third World intellectuals and leaders. In sum, Of Limits and Growth offers a new history of sustainability by elucidating the global origins of environmental activism, the ways in which environmental activists challenged development approaches worldwide, and how environmental non-state actors reshaped the United States' and World Bank's development policies"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aSustainable development$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aEnvironmental protection.
650 0 $aSustainable development$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/72619/cover/9781107072619.jpg