The scope of human thought along with its ability to proceed from reconstruction of the most ancient periods to anticipation of the distant future, from small objects to galaxies and the Universe as well as, to embrace different trends and dimensions of reality never ceases to amaze us....

In this monograph, sustainable development is viewed as a global strategy of resolution of the socio-natural contradiction between the growing needs of humanity and limited natural resources. More broadly, sustainable development is interpreted as the most secure managed system-balanced socio-natural development....