Approaches to Sustainable Development,9781558493117

Approaches to Sustainable Development

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ISBN13: 9781558493117
ISBN10: 1558493115
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Massachusetts Pr
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Table of Contents

Preface ix
William T. Hogan
Acknowledgments xiii
Acronyms xv
General Introduction: Sustainable Development for a Regional Economy
1(16)
The Political Economy of Sustainable Development
Introduction
17(4)
William Lazonick
Revenge of the Federalists: The Lowell Model and Its Persistence
21(25)
Laurence F. Gross
Organizational Integration and Sustainable Prosperity
46(45)
William Lazonick
Can the Shift to Services Support Sustainable Prosperity?
91(28)
Louis Ferleger
William Lazonick
Diversity Dilemmas at Work
119(30)
Meg A. Bond
Jean L. Pyle
Understanding the Political Geography of the Region: Sustainable Development and the University
149(16)
Jeffrey Gerson
John Wooding
Rethinking Sustainable Development: Health, Work, and the Environment
Introduction
165(4)
Charles Levenstein
Economic Costs of Ergonomic Problems: An Obstacle to Sustainable Development
169(20)
Laura Punnett
Waste Incinerators: Strategies for Community Sustainability and Social Justice
189(16)
John MacDougall
Sustainable Production: A Proposed Strategy for the Work Environment
205(14)
Margaret M. Quinn
David Kriebel
Ken Geiser
Rafael Moure-Eraso
Innovation and Adoption of Cleaner Production Technologies
219(23)
Ken Geiser
Tim Greiner
Indicators of Sustainable Production: Issues in Measuring and Promoting Progress
242(23)
Vesela Veleva
Cathy Crumbley
Rethinking Sustainable Development: Technology, Business, and the University
Introduction
265(6)
Jean L. Pyle
Innovation, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the Sustainable Regional Development Process
271(24)
Michael Best
Robert Forrant
The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production: Integrating Environment and Health into Regional Economic Development
295(14)
David Kriebel
Ken Geiser
Cathy Crumbley
Effective University-Industry Partnerships in Photonics
309(22)
Michael A. Fiddy
Dikshitulu Kalluri
Julian D. Sanchez
University-Community Collaborations
Introduction
331(4)
Robert Forrant
Random Acts of Assistance or Purposeful Intervention?: The University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Regional Development Process
335(23)
Robert Forrant
Addressing the Challenge of Community Collaborations: Centers as Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Innovation
358(25)
Linda Silka
Administrative Support for Innovation: The Case of Applied Community Research
383(23)
Nancy Kleniewski
Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Regional Social and Economic Development
406(13)
Krishna Vedula
Michael A. Fiddy
Al Donatelli
Struan Robertson
Robert Nunn
Rafael Moure-Eraso
Notes on Contributors 419(8)
Index 427

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