Sustainable livelihoods and environmentally sound technology

Perrings C.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Discusses "sustainable livelihoods" and "environmentally sound technology" as sub-categories of the general concepts of "sustainable development" and "environmental soundness" drawn up by the Rio Earth Summit. Reviews related literature and considers the operational relevance of these concepts.

Keywords: sustainable development; choice of technology; environmental protection.; social theory; economic theory; decision making.; economic model; développement durable; choix de technologie; protection de l'environnement; théorie sociale; théorie économique; prise de décision; modèle économique; desarrollo sostenible; elección de tecnología; protección ambiental; teoría social; teoría económica; toma de decisiones; modelo económico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 P. pages
Date: 1994
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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