Human development report 2011 : sustainability and equity : a better future for all
United Nations Development Programme
Human development report 2011 : sustainability and equity : a better future for all - New York United Nations, Devep. Programme 2011 - xi,176p.
CONTENTS Foreword iv Acknowledgements vi OVERVIEW 1 1 Why sustainahility and equity? 13 Are there limits to human development? 14 Competing paradigms 15 Thecriticalroleofuncertainty 16 Sustainability, equity and human development 17 What we mean by sustainability 17 What we mean by equity 18 Why centre on equitable sustainability? 19 Our focus of inquiry 20 2 Patterns and trends in human development, equity and environmental indicators 23 Progress and prospects 23 Progress in human development 23 Equity trends 28 Prospects-and environmental threats 30 Threats to sustaining progress 31 Climate change 32 Chronic environmental threats 37 Success in promoting sustainable and equitable human development 41 3 Tracing the effects-understanding the relations45 A poverty lens 45 Deprivations facing the poor 46 Understanding the relations 47 Environmental threats to people's well-being 50 Harming health 51 Impeding education 54 Endangering livelihoods 54 Other adverse repercussions 57 Disequalizing effects of extreme events 59 Disempowerment and environmental degradation 61 Gender equality 61 Power inequalities 64 4 Positive synergies-winning strategies for the environment, equity and human development 67 Scaling up to address environmental deprivations and build resilience 67 Energy 67 Water access, water security and sanitation 71 Averting degradation 73 Expandinq reproductive choice 73 Supportinq community management of natural resources 75 Conserving biodiversity while promoting equity 76 Addressing climate change-risks and realities 77 Equitable and adaptive disaster responses 77 Innovative social protection 78 5 Rising to the policy challenges 81 Business-as-usual is neither equitable nor sustainable 81 Rethinking our development model-levers for change 83 Inteqrating equity concerns into green economy policies 83 Empowering people to brinq about change 86 Financing investment and the reform agenda 90 Where does the world stand? 90 What development assistance can do 90 Innovations at the global level 94 Innovative new sources to meet the financing gap 94 Ensuring equity and voice in governinq and in access to finance 96 Enabling universal access to enerqy 98 Notes 99 References 105
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Human development report 2011 : sustainability and equity : a better future for all - New York United Nations, Devep. Programme 2011 - xi,176p.
CONTENTS Foreword iv Acknowledgements vi OVERVIEW 1 1 Why sustainahility and equity? 13 Are there limits to human development? 14 Competing paradigms 15 Thecriticalroleofuncertainty 16 Sustainability, equity and human development 17 What we mean by sustainability 17 What we mean by equity 18 Why centre on equitable sustainability? 19 Our focus of inquiry 20 2 Patterns and trends in human development, equity and environmental indicators 23 Progress and prospects 23 Progress in human development 23 Equity trends 28 Prospects-and environmental threats 30 Threats to sustaining progress 31 Climate change 32 Chronic environmental threats 37 Success in promoting sustainable and equitable human development 41 3 Tracing the effects-understanding the relations45 A poverty lens 45 Deprivations facing the poor 46 Understanding the relations 47 Environmental threats to people's well-being 50 Harming health 51 Impeding education 54 Endangering livelihoods 54 Other adverse repercussions 57 Disequalizing effects of extreme events 59 Disempowerment and environmental degradation 61 Gender equality 61 Power inequalities 64 4 Positive synergies-winning strategies for the environment, equity and human development 67 Scaling up to address environmental deprivations and build resilience 67 Energy 67 Water access, water security and sanitation 71 Averting degradation 73 Expandinq reproductive choice 73 Supportinq community management of natural resources 75 Conserving biodiversity while promoting equity 76 Addressing climate change-risks and realities 77 Equitable and adaptive disaster responses 77 Innovative social protection 78 5 Rising to the policy challenges 81 Business-as-usual is neither equitable nor sustainable 81 Rethinking our development model-levers for change 83 Inteqrating equity concerns into green economy policies 83 Empowering people to brinq about change 86 Financing investment and the reform agenda 90 Where does the world stand? 90 What development assistance can do 90 Innovations at the global level 94 Innovative new sources to meet the financing gap 94 Ensuring equity and voice in governinq and in access to finance 96 Enabling universal access to enerqy 98 Notes 99 References 105
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