Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in the Third World

by William M. Adams

This revised and updated new edition retains the clear and powerful argument which characterized the original. It gives a valuable analysis of the theory and practice of sustainable development and suggests that at the start of the new millennium, we should think radically about the challenge of sustainability. Fully revised, this latest edition includes further reading, chapter outlines, chapter summaries and new discussion topics, and Offering a synthesis of theoretical ideas on sustainability based on the industrialized economies of the North and the practical, applied ideas in the South which tend to ignore 'First World' theory, this important text gives a clear discussion of theory and extensive practical insights drawn from Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Genres: Environment, Geography, Economics

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Vanessa Terschluse · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books has some really great insight on development in sustainability that goes beyond the western approach. However it is soooo dense and so theoretical, it’s a really hard read. A lot of the information felt like it was only trying to prove a point in being complex and ‘academic’ rather than getting to the point. No wonder it took me four years to read this book. However, it does have some really really valuable insights for people with an interest in sustainable development and conservation, if one is willing to push through.

[Sep N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging, fascinating, accessible. So well written and enjoyable to read!

[Ell Eastwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

It feels very fitting for the field of Political Ecology, that the textbook with it in the name, was not as good as this one. It was better written and I liked it better. Although I wouldn't complain if my next textbook has more pictures in it...

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, some interesting chapters, but his writing is weighed down with far too many references that really break up the flow of the paragraphs.