{"product_id":"making-peace-with-the-earth-what-future-for-the-human-species-and-the-planet-9781845454982","title":"Making Peace with the Earth: What Future for the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePreface:\u003c\/b\u003e Let us make peace with the Earth\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKoïchiro Matsuura\u003c\/i\u003e, Director-General of UNESCO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJavier Pérez de Cuéllar\u003c\/i\u003e, Former Secretary-General of United Nations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: ARE THERE LIMITS TO GROWTH? POPULATION, RESOURCES, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e How and when will we experience limits to growth?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDennis Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Dematerialization and sustainable development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMostafa Tolba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e What limits and what kind of development?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDominique Voynet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: WATER FOR ALL?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Quo Vadis world of water?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAsit K. Biswas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e What will be the impact of climatic change on water availability?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSyukuro Manabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Which crises in the 21st century?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean Margat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: BIODIVERSITY IN PERIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Why should we care about biodiversity? The meeting of ecology and ethics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichel Loreau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e The state of global biodiversity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEdward O. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART IV: SAVING THE PLANET: CONSUME LESS TO LIVE BETTER?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Can we afford to reduce our ecological footprint?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMathis Wackernagel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Will we be able to reduce superfluous consumption?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHaroldo Mattos de Lemos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e An ecological pact: joining forces to place ecology at the centre of public debate\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eNicolas Hulot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART V: A NEW ETHIC OF RESPONSIBILITY: TOWARDS A NATURAL CONTRACT?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Atmospheric chemistry and climate in the Anthropocene\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Crutzen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Let the Earth be whole\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSouleymane Bachir Diagne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e A return to the natural contract\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichel Serres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJérôme Bindé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042977644887,"sku":"9781845454982","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845454982.jpg?v=1750956492","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-peace-with-the-earth-what-future-for-the-human-species-and-the-planet-9781845454982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}