| Edition |
English ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 165 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The philosopher's library series
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Philosopher's library (Paris, France)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface / Koïchiro Matsuura -- Introduction / Javier Pérez de Cuéllar -- pt. I. Are there limits to growth? Population, resources, energy, development. How and when will we experience limits to growth? / Dennis Meadows ; What limits and what kind of development? / Dominique Voynet ; Dematerialization and sustainable development / Mostafa Tolba -- pt. II. Water for all? Quo vadis, world of water / Asit K. Biswas ; What will be the impact of climatic change on water availability? / Syukuro Manabe ; Which crises in the 21st century? / Jean Margat -- pt. III. Biodiversity in peril. Why should we care about biodiversity? The meeting of ecology and ethics / Michel Loreau ; The state of global biodiversity / Edward O. Wilson ; What future for the oceans? / Jérôme Bindé -- pt. IV. Saving the planet : consume less to live better? Can we afford to reduce our ecological footprint? / Mathis Wackernagel ; Will we be able to reduce superfluous consumption? / Haroldo Mattos de Lemos ; An ecological pact / Nicolas Hulot -- pt. V. A new ethic of responsibility : towards a natural contract? Atmospheric chemistry and climate in the Anthropocene / Paul J. Crutzen ; Let the Earth be whole / Souleymane Bachir Diagne ; A return to the natural contract / Michel Serres. |
| Subject |
Human ecology.
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Human ecology. |
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
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Environmental ethics.
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Environmental ethics. |
| Added Author |
Bindé, Jérôme.
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Unesco.
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| ISBN |
9781845454982 hardback alkaline paper |
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1845454987 hardback alkaline paper |
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9789231040696 paperback alkaline paper |
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9231040693 paperback alkaline paper |
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