3. Basic theory of sustainable development

Challenges of Sustainable Development in PolandPreface

Part I. Foundations

1. The economy, society and the environment

2. Systems thinking

3. Basic theory of sustainable development
Tomasz Żylicz

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Attempts at operationalisation
3.3. Formalised approaches to intergenerational equity
3.4. Indicators of sustainable development
3.5. The concept of welfare in economics
3.6. Greening the conventional GDP
3.7. Sustainability and the scale of actions
3.8. Summary and conclusions
Practical resources
Questions

Part II. Business

4. Sustainability management system

5. Sustainable production

6. Construction and architecture

7. Supply chain management

8. Replacing products with services

Part III. Local authorities

9. Sustainable development strategies and indicators

10. Urbanism

11. Urban transport

12. Municipal management

13. Public-private partnership

Part IV. Consumers and citizens

14. Sustainable consumption

15. Citizen activity networks

Concluding remarks