Knowledge for Sustainable Development An Insight into the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems

Knowledge for Sustainable Development: An Insight into the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). 11/2002. To comprehend what is happening at present and predict what might happen in the future, understanding of the biogeochemical cycles on which individual ecosystems depend and the human driving forces altering those ecosystems is required. This understanding in turn requires availability of easily accessible and relevant knowledge - the major purpose of the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). This three-volume publication is intended to provide an important component in the knowledge required for sustainable development making available to us a body of knowledge that encompasses all aspects of science policy, economics, management, engineering and technology to help us understand the complexities of the system in which we live. This collation of information from such diverse sources is the result of an unprecedented global exercise. To appeal to a wide spectrum of users the content of EOLSS aims for popular appeal, educational relevance, professional utility, research relevance and future and policy orientation.United Nations Educational is the author of 'Knowledge for Sustainable Development An Insight into the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems', published 2002 under ISBN 9789231038594 and ISBN 9231038591.