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1、SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTINPRACTICESustainomicsMethodologyandApplicationsThisbookprovidesacomprehensive,rigorousandpracticalanalysisofsustainabledevelopmentprospectstodaybyapplyingtheinnovativesustainomicsframework.Developedoverthepast18yearsbytheeminentenvironmentalscientistanddevelop-mentexpert
2、,MohanMunasinghe,sustainomicsshowsusthefirstpracticalstepsinmakingthetransitionfromtheriskybusiness-as-usualscenariotoasafeandsustainablefuture.Itsmainmessageisoptimistic:althoughtheproblemsareserious,aneffectiveresponsecanbemountedtomakedevelopmentmoresustainableifitisinitiatedimmediately.The
3、bookexplainsthekeyprinciplesunderlyingsustainomicscogently,conciselyandwithaminimumoftechnicaljargon,withmathematicalandotherdetailsbeingprovidedinannexes.Itillustratesthemethodologywithempiricalcasestudiesthatarepracticalandpolicy-relevantoverawiderangeoftimeandgeographicscales,countries,sect
4、ors,ecosystemsandcircumstances.Theextensivebibliographyisusefultoresearchersofspecificissueswithinsustainabledevelopment.Thisbookappealstoawideaudience,includingstudents,researchersfrommanydisciplines,policyanalysts,publicandprivatedecisionmakers,anddevelopmentpractitioners.professormohanmunas
5、ingheisco-winnerofthe2007NobelPrizeforPeace,asViceChairoftheUNIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC-AR4).HeistheChairmanoftheMunasingheInstituteofDevelopment(MIND),SriLanka,DirectorGeneraloftheSustainableConsumptionInstitute(SCI),UniversityofManchester,UK,andHonorarySeniorAdvisortotheSriL
6、ankanGovernment.During35yearsofdistinguishedpublicservice,hehasservedasSeniorEnergyAdvisortothePresidentofSriLanka,AdvisortotheUnitedStatesPresidentsCouncilonEnvironmentalQuality,andSeniorAdvisor/DirectorattheWorldBank.professormunasinghehasearnedgraduatedegreesinengineering,physicsanddevelopm
7、enteconomicsfromCambridgeUniversity(UK),MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(USA),andMcGillUniversityandConcordiaUniversity(Canada).Hehasalsoreceivedseveralhonorarydoctorates(honoriscausa).HeisaFellowofseveralinternationallyrecognizedAcad
