Tom Campbell is a Professorial Fellow at Charles Sturt University, Australia and David Mollica is from Australian National University, Australia

• Contents: Introduction: the sustainability phenomenon, Tom Campbell and David Mollica. Part I Sustainabilities: Environmentally benign growth: sustainable development, John S. Dryzek; Sustainability: an interdisciplinary guide, John Pezzey; The very idea of sustainability, Charles V. Blatz; 2 concepts of sustainability, Steve Vanderheiden; The '4 spheres' framework for sustainability, Martin O'Connor; Sustainability: a dissent, Julianne Lutz Newton and Eric T. Freyfogle; Sustainable development: modern elixir or sack dress?, J.G. Frazier; The shaky ground of sustainable development, Don Worster. Part II Science-Based Sustainabilities: Ecologically sustainable development: origins, implementation and challenges, R. Harding; The sustainable biosphere initiative: an ecological research agenda, Jane Lubchenco et al.; The concept of environmental sustainability, Robert Goodland; Ecological sustainability as a conservation concept, J. Baird Callicott and Karen Mumford; Principles of ecosystem sustainability, F. Stuart Chapin III, Margaret S. Thon and Masaki Tateno; Scientific consensus on sustainability: the case of the natural step, Paul Upham; Allocation, distribution, and scale: towards an economics that is efficient, just, and sustainable, Herman E. Daly; Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz, Herman E. Daly; Toward some operational principles of sustainable development, Herman E. Daly. Part III Economics-Based Sustainabilities: Sustainability: an economist's perspective, Robert M. Solow; The conditions for achieving environmentally sustainable development, Edward B. Barbier and Anil Markandaya; The evolution of preferences: why 'sovereign' preferences may not lead to sustainable policies and what to do about it, Bryan Norton, Robert Costanza and Richard C. Bishop; Sustainable development: a critical review, Sharachchandra M. Lélé; Are we consuming too much?, Kenneth Arrow, et al.; Sustainable development: is it achievable within the existing international political economy context?, Georgia O. Carvalho; Capital theory and the measurement of sustainable development: an indicator of 'weak' sustainability, David W. Pearce and Giles D. Atkinson. Part IV Equities: Intergenerational equity and sustainability, Emilio Padilla; Human development and economic sustainability, Sudhir Anand and Amartya Sen; John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism and the social ethics of sustainable development, Martin O'Connor; Discounting the future, John Broome. Part V Politics and Policy: Sustainable development and global governance, Clive George; New ethics for old? Or, how (not) to think about future generations, Terence Ball; Environmental science, sustainability and politics, Tom O'Riordan; Sustainability and beyond, Dale Jamieson; Name Index.

Tom Campbell is a Professorial Fellow at Charles Sturt University, Australia and David Mollica is from Australian National University, Australia

• Contents: Introduction: the sustainability phenomenon, Tom Campbell and David Mollica. Part I Sustainabilities: Environmentally benign growth: sustainable development, John S. Dryzek; Sustainability: an interdisciplinary guide, John Pezzey; The very idea of sustainability, Charles V. Blatz; 2 concepts of sustainability, Steve Vanderheiden; The '4 spheres' framework for sustainability, Martin O'Connor; Sustainability: a dissent, Julianne Lutz Newton and Eric T. Freyfogle; Sustainable development: modern elixir or sack dress?, J.G. Frazier; The shaky ground of sustainable development, Don Worster. Part II Science-Based Sustainabilities: Ecologically sustainable development: origins, implementation and challenges, R. Harding; The sustainable biosphere initiative: an ecological research agenda, Jane Lubchenco et al.; The concept of environmental sustainability, Robert Goodland; Ecological sustainability as a conservation concept, J. Baird Callicott and Karen Mumford; Principles of ecosystem sustainability, F. Stuart Chapin III, Margaret S. Thon and Masaki Tateno; Scientific consensus on sustainability: the case of the natural step, Paul Upham; Allocation, distribution, and scale: towards an economics that is efficient, just, and sustainable, Herman E. Daly; Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz, Herman E. Daly; Toward some operational principles of sustainable development, Herman E. Daly. Part III Economics-Based Sustainabilities: Sustainability: an economist's perspective, Robert M. Solow; The conditions for achieving environmentally sustainable development, Edward B. Barbier and Anil Markandaya; The evolution of preferences: why 'sovereign' preferences may not lead to sustainable policies and what to do about it, Bryan Norton, Robert Costanza and Richard C. Bishop; Sustainable development: a critical review, Sharachchandra M. Lélé; Are we consuming too much?, Kenneth Arrow, et al.; Sustainable development: is it achievable within the existing international political economy context?, Georgia O. Carvalho; Capital theory and the measurement of sustainable development: an indicator of 'weak' sustainability, David W. Pearce and Giles D. Atkinson. Part IV Equities: Intergenerational equity and sustainability, Emilio Padilla; Human development and economic sustainability, Sudhir Anand and Amartya Sen; John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism and the social ethics of sustainable development, Martin O'Connor; Discounting the future, John Broome. Part V Politics and Policy: Sustainable development and global governance, Clive George; New ethics for old? Or, how (not) to think about future generations, Terence Ball; Environmental science, sustainability and politics, Tom O'Riordan; Sustainability and beyond, Dale Jamieson; Name Index.

Tom Campbell is a Professorial Fellow at Charles Sturt University, Australia and David Mollica is from Australian National University, Australia

• Contents: Introduction: the sustainability phenomenon, Tom Campbell and David Mollica. Part I Sustainabilities: Environmentally benign growth: sustainable development, John S. Dryzek; Sustainability: an interdisciplinary guide, John Pezzey; The very idea of sustainability, Charles V. Blatz; 2 concepts of sustainability, Steve Vanderheiden; The '4 spheres' framework for sustainability, Martin O'Connor; Sustainability: a dissent, Julianne Lutz Newton and Eric T. Freyfogle; Sustainable development: modern elixir or sack dress?, J.G. Frazier; The shaky ground of sustainable development, Don Worster. Part II Science-Based Sustainabilities: Ecologically sustainable development: origins, implementation and challenges, R. Harding; The sustainable biosphere initiative: an ecological research agenda, Jane Lubchenco et al.; The concept of environmental sustainability, Robert Goodland; Ecological sustainability as a conservation concept, J. Baird Callicott and Karen Mumford; Principles of ecosystem sustainability, F. Stuart Chapin III, Margaret S. Thon and Masaki Tateno; Scientific consensus on sustainability: the case of the natural step, Paul Upham; Allocation, distribution, and scale: towards an economics that is efficient, just, and sustainable, Herman E. Daly; Georgescu-Roegen versus Solow/Stiglitz, Herman E. Daly; Toward some operational principles of sustainable development, Herman E. Daly. Part III Economics-Based Sustainabilities: Sustainability: an economist's perspective, Robert M. Solow; The conditions for achieving environmentally sustainable development, Edward B. Barbier and Anil Markandaya; The evolution of preferences: why 'sovereign' preferences may not lead to sustainable policies and what to do about it, Bryan Norton, Robert Costanza and Richard C. Bishop; Sustainable development: a critical review, Sharachchandra M. Lélé; Are we consuming too much?, Kenneth Arrow, et al.; Sustainable development: is it achievable within the existing international political economy context?, Georgia O. Carvalho; Capital theory and the measurement of sustainable development: an indicator of 'weak' sustainability, David W. Pearce and Giles D. Atkinson. Part IV Equities: Intergenerational equity and sustainability, Emilio Padilla; Human development and economic sustainability, Sudhir Anand and Amartya Sen; John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism and the social ethics of sustainable development, Martin O'Connor; Discounting the future, John Broome. Part V Politics and Policy: Sustainable development and global governance, Clive George; New ethics for old? Or, how (not) to think about future generations, Terence Ball; Environmental science, sustainability and politics, Tom O'Riordan; Sustainability and beyond, Dale Jamieson; Name Index.