World on the Edge

How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84971-274-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

In this urgent time, World on the Edge calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.

We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifers and avoid water-driven food shortages? Can we cope with peak water and peak oil at the same time? These are some of the issues Lester R. Brown skilfully distils in World on the Edge. Bringing decades of research and analysis into play, he provides the responses needed to reclaim our future.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Lester R.

Brown, Lester

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Has the Decline of Civilization Begun? Part 1: The Challenge 2. Falling Water Tables and Shrinking Harvests 3. Melting Ice and Food Security 4. Eroding Soils and Expanding Deserts 5. The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity 6. Environmental Refugees: Millions on the Move 7. Mounting Stresses, Failing States Part 2: The Response – Plan B 8. Building an Energy Efficient Global Economy 9. Harnessing Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy 10. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population, and Rescuing Failing States 11. Restoring the Economy's Natural Support Systems 12. Feeding Eight Billion Part 3: Watching the Clock 13. Can We Rescue Civilization?

Über Autor(innen)

Lester R. Brown is president of the Earth Policy Institute, a research organization in Washington, DC. He has been honoured with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, United Nations Environment Prize, and Japan's Blue Planet Prize.