This book explains why the concept of sustainable development needs to be consigned to history.
Using examples from around the world Richard Pagett illustrates how so-called sustainable
development has simply been a cul-de-sac condemning millions to continuing extreme
poverty.Building Global Resilience in the Aftermath of Sustainable Development highlights the
futility of current governance systems in meeting modern day global challenges. It also
explains the changes that are necessary for a more just and equitable economic societal model
with planetary limits at its core to further the resilience of communities and society at
large. These changes are crucial to confronting the existential threats posed by climate change
resource depletion and overpopulation.This book will be of particular interest to practitioners
of environmental management and to anyone concerned for the future of the planet.
