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Title: Sustainability: A Systems Approach by Anthony M. H. Clayton, Nicholas J. Radcliffe ISBN: 0-8133-3185-4 Publisher: Perseus Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: A clear introduction to a complex subject
Comment: Sustainable development is a vast and complex subject where a new entrant can easily get lost. This concise book first offers a review of the issues involved, principally the problematiques centred around natural resources such as land, water, and biodiversity. It then tries to integrate these problematiques into a systems model whereby the non-expert policy maker can obtain a clearer picture of the stakes involved in a development intervention. The model presented, called "sustainability assessment map (SAM)", enables visualisation of the impacts of an intervention. This cannot by itself be an aid to decision making since it lacks the quantitative aspect, but I find this simple trick very interesting for illuminating the problem and for guiding discussions during preparation of an a priori assessment plan for a development intervention. I find both the introductory material and the model of representation very interesting from pedagogic point of view.