Lynton K. Caldwell

Between Two Worlds

Science, the Environmental Movement and Policy Choice
Herausgeber: Eden, R.; Holdgate, M. W.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the changing relationship of mankind's world to nature's Earth. The change is a consequence of interactions between population growth, technological advancement, scientific discovery, and a rising consciousness throughout society that the world of the historical past cannot persist into the changing conditions of the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780521337434
• ISBN-10: 0521337437
• Artikelnr.: 22388885

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Comprehending the Planet Earth: 1. Science and environment
2. Science and governance
3. Geosphere and biosphere
Part II. Developing a Planetary Paradigm: 4. Perspectives and priorities
5. Politics of environmentalism
6. Social and economic implications
Part III. An Emerging Planetary Policy: 7. Facing planetary realities
8. Shaping world institutions
9. Attaining the attainable
Postscript: between two worlds
References
Index.