Global Sustainability

Bending the Curve
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-99192-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Routledge/SEI Global Environment and Development Series

Unprecedented levels of wealth, technology and institutional capacity can forge a just, peaceful and ecologically resilient future. However, the authors argue, social polarization, geo-political conflict and environmental degradation are threatening the long-term well-being of humanity and the planet. Global Sustainability explores the alternative futures that could emerge from the resolution of these antagonisms.

Based on extensive international and interdisciplinary research, the book identifies the perils of market-driven scenarios and considers the possibility of the failure of conventional approaches. It also, however, presents a vision of the possibility of a 'Great Transition' in which revised human values and development goals bring a new stage of civilization. It will be essential reading for all scholars and professionals interested in the future of the environment, international affairs, and sustainable development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gallopin, Gilberto C.

Gallopín, Gilberto C.

Raskin, Paul D.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Challenge 2. Scenarios of the Future 3. Sustainability Goals 4. Market-driven Globalization 5. Bending the Curve 6. Barbarization 7. Great Transitions 8. Reflections at the Branch Point

Über Autor(innen)

Gallopín, Gilberto C.; Raskin, Paul D.