Sharing the Planet: Population-Consumption-Species: Science and Ethics for a Sustainable and Equitable World
Because international trade drives today's political, economic, and financial infrastructures, its momentum has largely drowned out warnings about the limited resources of the planet. This book raises public awareness about these limited resources with writings by leading scholars that provide an up-to-date and forceful analysis of how the global community can move toward a sustainable and equitable world. Taking a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach, Sharing the Planet will be...
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Because international trade drives today's political, economic, and financial infrastructures, its momentum has largely drowned out warnings about the limited resources of the planet. This book raises public awareness about these limited resources with writings by leading scholars that provide an up-to-date and forceful analysis of how the global community can move toward a sustainable and equitable world. Taking a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach, Sharing the Planet will be essential reading for scholars and concerned citizens.
Preface—Jan PronkAcknowledgementsIntroduction—Bob van der Zwaan and Arthur PetersenPart I: Consumption, Population and a Sustainable Economy1. From 'Limits to Growth' to 'Factor Four'—Ernst von Weizsäcker2. Increasing Resource Productivity by a Factor Ten—Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek3. Sustainable National Income, a Prerequisite for Sustainability—Roefie Hueting4. Energy Constraints with Limited Options—Johan van Klinken5. Overshoot: Interrelations between Population, Consumption and Ecosystems—Anne EhrlichPart II: Biodiversity, Globalisation and Sustainable Governance6. Sharing with Other Species—Johan van Klinken and Jan van Hooff7. Loss OF Living Nature and Possibilities for the Limitation Thereof—Lucas Reijnders8. The Precautionary Principle: (Un)certainties about Species Loss—Arthur Petersen and Bob van der Zwaan9. Crisis OF Ecological Stability: Natural Resources and Democracy in the Age of Globalisation—Vandana Shiva and Radha Holla10. Globalisation, Environment and Ethics: The Problematic Relationship between Modernity and Sustainability—Koo van der Wal11. Environmental Security Revisited: A Civilisational Perspective—Bas de Gaay Fortman12. Sustainability of the Planet and International Politics: Looking for am Effective Global Governance—Atiq Rahman and Dwijen MallickPostscript: Education for Effective Stewardship—Jane GoodallAppendix: Groningen ManifestoAbout the Authors and Editors Index
