Acknowledgments
List ofFigures
List of Tables
Chapter One: Introduction
Consumption and the Environment
How can we 'Recover Consumption'?
Chapter Two: The Earth Summit
International Environmental Policy: the Road From Stockholm
Counsel of Despair: International Environmental Problems in the 1980s
UNCED: the Road to Rio
The UNCED Deliberations: Conventions and a New Agenda
In the Wake of Rio: International Finance and Political Devolution
Global Environmental Management: a Realist Perspective
From Science to Policy: Environmental Management and the UNCED Process
Making sense of the Environment/Development Debate
Chapter Three: Meeting Environmental Targets
Global Environmental Change
The Laws of Thermodynamics
The Effect of Human Evolution on Natural Systems
Sustainable Development
Sustainability Indicators
Chapter Four: The Global Economy and Consumption
The Hydrocarbon Society and Energy Consumption
The New International Economic Order
Energy Consumption and the Generation of Waste
Recovering Consumption: the Political Economy of Wastes
Chapter Five: Managing Global Resources
European Energy Policy and Global Change
Sustainable Energy Policies for the Brazilian Amazon
Chapter Six: Metabolising Nature
Global Environmental Management
The 'Empty' and 'Full' World System: a Point of Departure
How we Measure Environmental Quality: the Costs of Consumption
Democratic Control of the Environment
The Standard of Living or the Quality of Life?
Global Carbon Budgets
The Social Functions of Sinks
Chapter Seven: Sustainability and Social Commitments
Environmental Discourse and Environmental Management
How we Metabolise Nature
Embodiment and Distanciation
Chapter Eight: Local Environmental Action
Creating Sustainable Employment: LETS Schemes
Beyond Recycling: Recovering our Control over Waste
Farmers' Networks
References
Index
