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List of figures | ||
List of tables | ||
List of boxes | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
Acronyms and abbreviations | ||
Ch. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
Inequality | 4 | |
Sustainable development | 9 | |
Responsibility | 15 | |
Ch. 2 | Water | 17 |
Hydrology and the availability of fresh water | 19 | |
Accessibility and domestic use of water | 21 | |
Domestic waste water | 27 | |
The use of water in industry and agriculture | 27 | |
Environmental effects of water use | 28 | |
Social implications | 33 | |
Ch. 3 | Food | 38 |
Social aspects of food | 39 | |
Changing patterns of food production | 42 | |
Sustainability of food production systems | 52 | |
Social implications | 53 | |
Ch. 4 | Housing | 58 |
Inequalities in housing provision | 59 | |
Urbanization and the environment | 63 | |
Rural housing | 66 | |
House construction and the environment | 67 | |
Housing and energy efficiency | 70 | |
Social implications | 70 | |
Ch. 5 | Warmth and Domestic Energy | 73 |
Access to domestic energy supplies | 73 | |
Energy and the environment | 76 | |
Social implications | 84 | |
Issues for social policy | 89 | |
Ch. 6 | Mobility and Travel | 92 |
Why and how people travel | 93 | |
Travel choices | 95 | |
Modes of transport | 97 | |
Environmental effects of transport | 102 | |
Social costs of transport-related environmental damage | 110 | |
Ch. 7 | Recreation and Leisure | 115 |
Availability of free time | 116 | |
Use of free time | 117 | |
Environmental impacts of leisure activities | 126 | |
Conflicts of interest | 133 | |
The development of sustainable tourism | 136 | |
Ch. 8 | Summary and Discussion | 139 |
Environmental impacts of human activity | 139 | |
Social costs of environmental damage | 142 | |
Social responsibility for the environment | 145 | |
Sustainability revisited | 150 | |
The role of social policy | 153 | |
Well-being and the quality of life | 155 | |
Glossary of scientific and technical terms | 157 | |
References | 160 | |
Index | 169 |
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