In this book Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall offer a unified,
transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized
nations.
They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are
currently unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the
environment, to public health and safety, and to earning capacity and meaningful and
rewarding employment.
The authors argue for the design of multipurpose solutions to the
sustainability challenge that integrate economics, employment, technology, environment,
industrial development, national and international law, trade, finance, and public and
worker health and safety.
This book is essential reading for anyone with a policy or scholarly interest in
sustainable development and the critical roles of the economy, employment, and the
environment.
Nicholas A. Ashford is a professor of technology and policy at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, the director of the MIT Technology and Law Program, and a faculty
associate in the School of Engineering, the Sloan School of Management, and the Urban
Studies Department.
Ralph P. Hall is an assistant professor in
the School of Public and International Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban
Studies at Virginia Tech.
752 pages, Hardcover