Synopses & Reviews
Prominent authors discuss what changes must occur to ensure a successful transition to sustainability.
Synopsis
Demographers predict that world population will double to around twelve billion people during the first half of the 21st century. Based on this scenario, this book examines what societal changes must occur over the next generation to ensure a successful transition to sustainability. An array of prominent authors present a broad discussion of sustainable development: economic, environmental, spiritual, religious, corporate, social, scientific and political. This volume will appeal to scholars and decision makers interested in global change, environmental policy, and population growth, and also to corporate environmental managers.
Table of Contents
Foreward Bruce Alberts; Preface C. H. Ward and Jurgen A. Schmandt; 1. Challenge and response Jurgen A. Schmandt and C. H. Ward; 2. National self-interest in the pursuit of sustainable development Malcolm Gillis and Jeffrey R. Vincent; 3. Uneconomic growth: from empty-world to full-world economics Herman E. Daly; 4. Population and consumption: from more to enough Robert W. Kates; 5. Spirituality and sustainability Carla V. Berkedal; 6. Leadership skills for sustainable development Bruce W. Piasecki; 7. Sustainable development and global change: poles of science, uncertainty and citizen Stephen H. Schneider; 8. Green money: economic tools, international trade, and the role of business Frances Cairncross; 9. Stakeholders and sustainable development James B. Blackburn; 10. From idea to action: the role of policy Jurgen A. Schmandt.