Making Peace with the Earth: What Future for the Human Species and the PlanetJérôme Bindé Berghahn Books, 2007 - 165 pages The current world situation is fraught with potential future conflicts and calls for global responses. The point needs to be made yet again that sustainable development concerns us all and is a vital prerequisite for effectively combating poverty, since it is the poorest individuals that are most affected by drought and other natural catastrophes looming over the planet. Today, though, we understand that our war on nature is a world war...As part of the current reform of the United Nations system, a wide-ranging debate has now begun concerning the governance of the environment at a world-wide level and the need for better coordination of everybody’s efforts. [from the Preface] Unesco is actively involved in the debate as reflected in this volume that outlines some of the fundamental themes outlined here by prominent thinkers and offered as a forum for discussion. |
Contents
How and when will we experience limits to growth? | 3 |
What limits and what kind of development? | 11 |
Dematerialization and sustainable development | 17 |
Quo vadis world of water? | 25 |
What will be the impact of climatic change on water availability? | 39 |
Which crises in the 21st century? | 49 |
Why should we care about biodiversity? The meeting of ecology | 57 |
The state of global biodiversity | 69 |
Can we afford to reduce our ecological footprint? | 85 |
Will we be able to reduce superfluous consumption? | 99 |
An ecological pact | 105 |
Atmospheric chemistry and climate in the Anthropocene | 113 |
Let the Earth be whole | 121 |
A return to the natural contract | 129 |
Notes on Contributors | 139 |
Figures | 147 |
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