* Tracks the concept of sustainable development from Stockholm, to Rio, to Johannesburg, and beyond
* An authoritative view of three decades of development and green debates

Since the Stockholm Environment Conference in 1972 and the Rio Summit in 1992 and now in Johannesburg, there has been unprecedented public concern for the future of the planet and a growing awareness that development needs to be sustainable. This charts the growth of these ideas by beginning with a visionary piece written by Barbara Ward in the 1970s, and ending with a chapter looking ahead another 30 years into the future.
Two generations of thinkers and activists have helped to shape environment and development policy and increase local level power in environmental management - in celebration of their 30th anniversary, the IIED's most influential writers, in this book, provide a uniquely authoritative perspective on three decades of development and green debates.

Table of Contents:

Introduction, Nigel Cross
Part I: Beginning with Hope
Only One Earth, Barbara Ward
A tribute to Barbara Ward, Brian Johnson
Stockholm, Maurice Strong
Part II: Three Decades of Change and Development
Time for Change, Brian Walker
Earthscan-Panos, Jon Tinker
Change That Works, Sometimes, Richard Sandbrook
Part III: IIED Programs
Forestry and Land Use, Duncan Poore and Stephen Bass
The Energy Program, Gerald Leach
Sustainable Agriculture, Gordon Conway
Setting and Urban Agenda, David Satterthwaite
Drylands, Camilla Toulmin
Economics, David Pearce and Ed Barbier
Strategies, Plans, Impacts and People, Barry Dalal Clayton
Profit in Need?, Nick Robins
Part IV: Endpiece
Globalization, Civil Society and Challenges for the 21st Century, Anil Agarwal
Bibliography, Index