Rethinking the colombian path to sustainable development. Anthology of essays dedicated to discuss new tendencies of theory and practice regarding sustainable development in Colombia

About the authors - De los autores
Introduction by Ildikó Szegedy – Maszák editor of this book
Introducción por Ildikó Szegedy – Maszák editora del libro

Chapter 1
Law and sustainable development a preliminary approach
Derecho y desarrollo sostenible un acercamiento preliminar
Hernando Gutiérrez Prieto

1. Introduction
2. Dimensions of sustainable development
3. Key ideas used in the concept of sustainable development
4. ¿A summarizing concept?
Appendix concepts, definitions and dimensions of sustainable development
References

Chapter 2
Constitutions and sustainable development
Constituciones y desarrollo sostenible
Hernando Gutiérrez Prieto

1. Introduction
2. Constitutions in the Americas
3. New constitutions in the rest of the world
4. Conclusions

Appendix sample of constitutional environmental regulation in the Americas
References

Chapter 3
Corporate social responsibility public policy issues of cross sector partnerships in Colombia
Responsabilidad social empresarial, asuntos de políticas públicas relacionadas con cooperaciones multisectoriales en Colombia
Ildikó Szegedy – Maszák

1. Introduction
2. A CSR definition
3. Cross sector partnerships in CSR projects in Colombia
4. Basic CSR public policy guidelines for Colombia
5. Conclusions

Diagrams
Tables
References

Chapter 4
Man and the natural environment as elements of development
Hombre y el ambiente natural como elementos de desarrollo
Francisco González Ladrón de Guevara

1. Introduction
2. The rise of culture as a human adaptation strategy
3. The tension between production and environmental conservation
4. The artificialization of nature, environmental problems and development
5. Conclusions

References

Chapter 5
Long abstracts of papers written by student members of the research group

Resúmenes de trabajos semilleros de investigadores integrantes del grupo de investigación

I. El silencioso clamor de la vida
Educación ambiental y desarrollo sostenible
Catalina Uprimny Salazar

II. A general approach to dilemmatic postures regarding the design of financial safety nets
Fernán Restrepo Cardona.