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Making Development More Sustainable: Front Material

Making Development More Sustainable: Front Material

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Updated: February 9, 2007, 1:10 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Cutler J. Cleveland

Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) Series on Growth and Sustainable Development


Series Editor:

Mohan Munasinghe
Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development, Sri Lanka
Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Switzerland
Honorary Advisor to the Government, Sri Lanka
Visiting Professor, United Nations University, Japan

This series of volumes deals with the interaction between conventional economic growth and the more recent paradigm of sustainable development. A distinguished group of international experts drawn from a broad range of disciplines examine this nexus, and suggest ways for making development more sustainable in the future. The volumes cover both theory and practical applications at the global, national and local levels:

  1. The Sustainability of Long-term Growth: Socioeconomic and Ecological Perspectives
    Mohan Munasinghe, Osvaldo Sunkel and Carlos de Miguel (Edward Elgar, 2001)
  2. Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries: Policy Analysis and Case Studies
    Peter Meier and Mohan Munasinghe (Edward Elgar, 2005) ISBN: 1843767538
  3. Primer on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Facts, Policy Analysis and Applications
    Mohan Munasinghe and Rob Swart (Cambridge University Press, 2005) ISBN: 0521008883
  4. Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Growth: Analytical Framework and Policy Studies of Brazil and Chile
    Mohan Munasinghe, Raul O’Ryan, Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Carlos de Miguel, Carlos Young, Sebastian Miller and Claudio Ferraz (Edward Elgar, 2006)
  5. Millennium Ecosystems Assessment: Implications for Policy and Governance
    Janet Ranganathan, Mohan Munasinghe, and Frances Irwin (Edward Elgar, 2006)


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Mohan Munasinghe (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Making Development More Sustainable: Front Material". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth February 9, 2007; Last revised Date February 9, 2007; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Making_Development_More_Sustainable:_Front_Material>

The Author

Mohan Munasinghe International Advisory Board The Encyclopedia of Earth Prof. Mohan Munasinghe has postgraduate degrees in physics, engineering and economics, from Cambridge University (UK), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), McGill University (Canada), and Concordia University (Canada). Presently, he is Chairman, Munasinghe Institute of Development (MIND); Vice Chair, U.N. U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Geneva; Energy Advisor to the Govt. of Sri Lanka; and Visiting Profes ... (Full Bio)

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