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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book explores both the origins and future of the global sustainable development movement, and provides an original overview of the driving forces of sustainable development, including market forces and past and future trends.
Trade Review'This book is state-of-the-art. The authors present refreshing ideas about sustainability. It is a challenging approach to the conceptualization, measurement and ranking of sustainable development. This goes far beyond technicalities, discussing political, managerial and spiritual aspects of societal change.' --Jan Pronk, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: THE CORE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1. Sustainable Development: Taking Responsibility for the Whole Kees Zoeteman 2. A Short History of Sustainable Development Kees Zoeteman and Jaco Tavenier 3. The Mission Reflected in the Sustainable Development Concept: Uplifting Society Kees Zoeteman and Hans Mommaas 4. Can Sustainable Development be Measured? Kees Zoeteman PART II: LEADERSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT 5. Leadership and Sustainability Attitudes in Personal Life Kees Zoeteman 6. Individual and Organizational Development Phases Towards Sustainability Margarete van den Brink PART III: NATIONS, BUSINESSES AND MARKETS 7. Ranking of Nations Kees Zoeteman, Wouter Kersten and Lieke van de Voort 8. Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility Johan Graafland and Hugo Smid 9. Understanding Differences in Business Sectors Kees Zoeteman 10. Sustainability Attitudes in Local Area Development in the Netherlands Jules Hinssen PART IV: NGOs AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 11. NGOs and Sustainability Attitudes Wouter Kersten, Elena Akdanova and Kees Zoeteman 12. The Sustainability Movement Paul van Seters 13. The Case of the Center for Human Emergence Netherlands Lisette Schuitemaker, Peter Merry and Anne-Marie Voorhoeve PART V: PAST AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 14. Building Consensus for Sustainable Development Lawrence Susskind and Mattijs van Maasakkers 15. Trends, Crises and Sustainability Kees Zoeteman 16. The Conflict of Our Time Otto Scharmer Index
