Environment Development and Sustainability

期刊简介：Environment, Development and Sustainability is an international and multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development. It is also concerned with the complex interactions which occur between development and environment, and its purpose is to seek ways and means for achieving sustainability in all human activities aimed at such development. The subject matter of the journal includes the following and related issues:-mutual interactions among society, development and environment, and their implications for sustainable development-technical, economic, ethical and philosophical aspects of sustainable development-global sustainability - the obstacles and ways in which they could be overcome-local and regional sustainability initiatives, their practical implementation, and relevance for use in a wider context-development and application of indicators of sustainability-development, verification, implementation and monitoring of policies for sustainable development-sustainable use of land, water, energy and biological resources in development-impacts of agriculture and forestry activities on soil and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity-effects of energy use and global climate change on development and sustainability-impacts of population growth and human activities on food and other essential resources for development-role of national and international agencies, and of international aid and trade arrangements in sustainable development-social and cultural contexts of sustainable development-role of education and public awareness in sustainable development-role of political and economic instruments in sustainable development-shortcomings of sustainable development and its alternatives.

【译文】环境、发展和可持续性是一本国际和多学科的期刊，涵盖了社会经济发展的所有环境影响方面。它还关注发展和环境之间的复杂相互作用，其目的是寻求实现所有旨在此类发展的人类活动的可持续性的途径和方法。该期刊的主题包括以下相关问题和议题：-社会、发展和环境之间的相互影响及其对可持续发展的含义-可持续发展的技术、经济、伦理和哲学方面-全球可持续性 - 障碍及其克服方式-地方和区域可持续性倡议，其实施实践以及在更广泛环境中的相关性-可持续发展的指标的开发和应用-可持续发展政策的发展、验证、实施和监测-发展中土地、水、能源和生物资源的可持续利用-农业和林业活动对土壤、水生生态系统和生物多样性的影响-能源使用和全球气候变化对发展和可持续性的影响-人口增长和人类活动对食物和其他发展基本资源的影响-国家和国际机构、国际援助和贸易安排在可持续发展中的作用-可持续发展的社会和文化背景-教育和公众意识在可持续发展中的作用-政治和经济工具在可持续发展中的作用-可持续发展的不足及其替代方案。