A parliament of science [[electronic resource] ] : science for the 21st century / / edited by Michael Tobias, Teun Timmers, Gill Wright

• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/3/0905
• Soggetto topico: Science - Forecasting; Technological forecasting; Twenty-first century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TobiasMichael TimmersTeun WrightGill
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""A Parliament of Science""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Michael Tobias: Introduction""; ""I. Biosphere, Ecology, and Sustainability""; ""Crispin Tickell: The Scandal of Unsustainability""; ""Robert May: The Sixth Wave of Extinction""; ""Anthony C. Janetos: Protecting the Biosphere""; ""Robert Watson: Where Science and Policy Meet: The Search for a Common Language""; ""Madhav Gadgil: Ecology: Modern Science and Traditional Wisdom""; ""II. Science, Policy, and the Public""; ""Federico Mayor: The Eyes of the Universe"" ; ""John Durant: Hope, Anxiety, and Doubt: The Public View of Science""""Rita R. Colwell: The Role of the Citizen""; ""Leon M. Lederman: Particles and Poverty""; ""Julia Marton-Lefevre: Only People Give Me Hope""; ""III. Science and Peace""; ""Frans B. M. Dewaal: The Biology of Making Peace""; ""Joseph Rotblat: A Life Devoted to Peace""; ""Yechiel Becker: Science for Peace""; ""IV. Science for the Twenty-first Century""; ""Ismail Serageldin: The Cry of the Eight Hundred Million""; ""M. S. Swaminathan: The Soul of Sustainability""; ""Bruce Alberts: Sharing Knowledge for Development"" ; ""Mohamed H. A. Hassan: Let Our Children Bridge the Gap""""Margaret Somerville: Doing Science in Ethics Time""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Editors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""
• Titolo autorizzato: A parliament of science
• ISBN: 0-7914-8648-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462134103321
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