1. From Malthus to sustainable development
2. Challenges of sustainable development
3. Global environmental issues
4. Sustainable development indicators
5. Environmental assessment
6. Environmental management: trends and policies
7. Legislation, international law, and multilateral environmental agreements
8. Social dimensions and policies
9. The economics of sustainability
10. Sustainability: externalities, valuation, and time externalities
11. Natural resource accounting
12. The Role of international financial institutions
13. International cooperation
14. Sustainable development: crisis, conflict, and compromise.