Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Applying Sustainomics to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

Mohan Munasinghe (Author)

9781108404150, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 May 2019

686 pages, 30 b/w illus.
24.6 x 17.2 x 3.5 cm, 1.18 kg

'In this book, Mohan Munasinghe provides an in-depth analysis of sustainable development - one of today's most pressing challenges - by using the 'sustainomics' framework including the balanced inclusive green growth path …' L. A. Reisch and F. C. Doebbe, Journal of Consumer Policy

In applying the innovative 'sustainomics' framework and identifying the balanced inclusive green growth (BIGG) path to achieve sustainability, this book provides a rigorous and practical analysis of sustainable development today. Developed and applied globally over the past twenty-five years by world renowned multi-disciplinary expert Mohan Munasinghe, sustainomics gives us an optimistic message: although our problems are serious, we can respond effectively by making development more sustainable, but only if we begin immediately. Sustainomics shows us the first practical steps in making the transition from the risky business-as-usual scenario to a safe and sustainable future for all. Some key features include: an explanation of the key principles of sustainomics, free of technical jargon; empirical case studies that are practical and policy-relevant over a wide range of time scales, countries, sectors, ecosystems and circumstances; annexes that provide mathematical and additional details; and an extensive and up-to-date bibliography to aid further research.

Part I. Framework and Fundamentals: 1. Overview and summary
2. Sustainomics framework
3. Economics of the environment
4. Environmental and social system links
Part II. Global and Transnational Applications: 5. Global analytical applications
6. International process applications
Part III. National and Macroeconomic Applications: 7. National economywide applications
8. Mathematical macro model applications
9. Computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling applications
Part IV. Sectoral and Resource System Applications: 10. Energy sector applications
11. Transport sector applications
12. Water resource applications
13. Agricultural and land use applications
14. Sustainable pricing policy applications
Part V. Project and Local Applications: 15. Project and business applications
16. Disaster and human habitat application
Bibliography
Annex.

Subject Areas: Sustainable agriculture [TVF], Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Transport planning & policy [RPT], Sustainability [RNU], Environmental economics [KCN], International relations [JPS]