UID:
almahu_9949383872502882
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781351242912
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1351242911
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9781351242936
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1351242938
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9781351242929
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135124292X
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9781351242905
,
1351242903
Content:
"It is now clear that human activity has influenced how the biosphere supports life on Earth, and given rise to a set of connected environmental and social problems. In response to the challenge that these problems present, a series of international conferences and summits led to discussions of sustainable development and the core dilemma of our time: How can we all live well, now and in the future, without compromising the ability of the planet to enable us all to live well? This book identifies the main issues and challenges we now face; it explains the ideas that underpin them and their interconnection, and discusses a range of strategies through which they might be addressed and possibly resolved. These cover things that governments might do, what businesses and large organisations can contribute, and the scope for individuals, families and communities to get involved. This book is for everyone who cares about such challenges, and wants to know more about them."--Provided by publisher
Note:
"A Greenleaf Publishing Book."
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Introduction -- Issues -- Global warming and climate change -- Inequality -- Species loss -- Human population -- Acidifying the oceans -- Electricity generation -- Genetic modification -- Clean water for all -- Gender disparity -- Natural resource depletion -- Migration -- Air pollution -- Elephants, rhinos and donkeys -- Environmental justice -- Economic growth -- Water pollution -- Eating meat -- Weather and climate -- Ozone and CFCS -- Biocentrism -- Concepts -- The anthropocene -- Nature -- Gaia -- Biodiversity -- Conservation -- Charismatic megafauna -- The greenhouse effect -- Valuing the environment -- Sustainable development -- Development -- The four capitals -- Harmony -- Systems and systems thinking -- Frames and framing -- Resilience -- Complexity -- Globalisation -- Neoliberalism -- Strategies -- Reducing global inequalities -- The copenhagen consensus -- Feeding 10 billion -- Living within limits -- Energy policy -- Carbon capture and storage -- Ecological footprints and handprints -- The circular economy -- The earth charter -- Brexit and environmental law -- Protected areas -- Recycling -- Transition towns -- Rewilding -- Biomimicry -- (Environmental) education -- The Montreal Protocol -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Scott, William. World we'll leave behind. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 ISBN 9781783537747
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1783537744
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351242936
