Sustainable development has been defined as balancing the fulfilment of human needs with the protection of the Natural environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. This book presents research in this field.

Sustainable development has been defined as balancing the fulfilment of human needs with the protection of the Natural environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need." The field of sustainable development can be conceptually broken into four constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability and political sustainability. This new book presents the latest research in the field.

Preface
Expert Commentary
From Government to Governance in Spatial Planning and Information Science
Research and Review Studies
Sustainable Energy Development and Climate Change Mitigation
A Resource Dependency Perspective on the Sustainable Development of Local Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI's)
The Habitats Directive as a Driver for Sustainable Development in the Coastal Zone: The Example of the Humber Estuary
Sustainable Development in Oil Pipelines Industry using the Analytic Heirarchy Process
Sustainable Development of the Space Environment
Energy, Water and Sustainable Development
Representations and Behaviors of Farmers with regard to Sustainable Development: A Psycho-Environmental Approach
Advances in Laser Remote Sensing of Forests
Sustainable Development in Oil Extraction: The Rights of Future Generations
Formulation and Development of Policy for Sustainable Development: Using the Life Cycle Approach for Integration of Environmental Considerations
Index.