A review of utopian themes in sustainable development discourse

Sustainable Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 270-280

  Harlow, John ^a   Golub, Aaron ^a   Allenby, Braden ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZ 85281   (United States)

Author keywords

Brundtland Report; Discourse; History; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Utopia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881663271     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.522     Document Type: Article

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