Many global challenges, though interconnected, have been addressed singly, at times
reducing one problem while exacerbating others. Nexus approaches simultaneously …

Debate around increasing demand for natural resources is often framed in terms of a 'nexus',
which is perhaps at risk of becoming a buzz word. A nexus between what? Over what …

The notion of green growth has emerged as a dominant policy response to climate change
and ecological breakdown. Green growth theory asserts that continued economic expansion …

There are two sides to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which appear at risk of
contradiction. One calls for humanity to achieve “harmony with nature” and to protect the …

Tourism contributes significantly to global gross domestic product, and is forecast to grow at
an annual 4%, thus outpacing many other economic sectors. However, global carbon …

Abstract When the Human Development Index (HDI) was introduced in the 1990s, it was an
important step toward a more sensible measure of progress, one defined less by GDP …

As an indicator of environmental degradation, the ecological footprint has seen immense
attention in the literature. However, because of the complex feedback in the relationships …

Despite substantial focus on sustainability issues in both science and politics, humanity
remains on largely unsustainable development trajectories. Partly, this is due to the failure of …

After 40 years of reform and “opening up,” China has made remarkable economic progress.
Such economic prosperity, however, has been coupled with environmental degradation. We …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …