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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780300136111 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit to live in. Of course human activities are not holding at current levels: they are accelerating, dramatically and so, too, is the pace of climate disruption, biotic impoverishment, and toxification. In this book Gus Speth, author of Red Sky at Morning and a widely respected environmentalist, begins with the observation that the environmental community has grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to decline, to the point that we are now at the edge of catastrophe.
Speth contends that this situation is a severe indictment of the economic and political system we call modern capitalism. Our vital task is now to change the operating instructions for today’s destructive world economy before it is too late. The book is about how to do that.
Review:
"Honest, insightful, and courageous. Dean Speth draws on his formidable experience and wisdom to ask why we are failing to preserve a habitable Earth. His conclusions are cogent, revolutionary, and essential."-David W. Orr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics,
Review:
"What a delight to read Gus Speths new book, which no one else could write but all will admire, stunned by his remarkable talents. The book opens vast new opportunities for thought and discussion in science and public affairs and will undoubtedly long stand as the classic that it is."-George M. Woodwell, Founder, Director Emeritus, and Senior Scientist,
About the Author
James Gustave Speth, a distinguished leader and founder of environmental institutions over the past four decades, is dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. He was awarded Japan’s Blue Planet Prize for “a lifetime of creative and visionary leadership in the search for science-based solutions to global environmental problems.” He lives in New Haven, CT.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780300136111
- Subtitle:
- Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Subject:
- Capitalism
- Subject:
- Environmental policy
- Subject:
- Natural Resources
- Subject:
- Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
- Subject:
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Subject:
- Environmental economics
- Subject:
- Development - Sustainable Development
- Subject:
- Public Policy - Environmental Policy
- Copyright:
- 2008
- Publication Date:
- March 2008
- Binding:
- HC
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 8.42x5.86x1.03 in. 1.04 lbs.
