Bankrupting nature : denying our planetary boundaries / / Anders Wijkman and Johan Rockstrom

• Autore: Wijkman Anders <1944-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: Rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.2/8
• Soggetto topico: Global environmental change; Environmental policy; Environmental protection
• Altri autori: RockstromJohan
• Note generali: "A report to the Club of Rome"--Cover.; "First edition published 2011 by Thomas Magnusson Medstroms Bokforlag, Stockholm, Sweden."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Bankrupting Nature; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by Sunita Narain; Foreword by Pavan Sukhdev; Acknowledgements; 1 The environmental space is limited; 2 'Politics in crisis' by Anders Wijkman; 3 Science's role and responsibility by Johan Rockström; 4 From Copenhagen to Durban; 5 Respect the planetary boundaries; 6 A triply green revolution; 7 Energy - the only currency; 8 The forgotten issue; 9 The weapon of doubt; 10 The greenhouse effect; 11 What climate deniers do not want to know; 12 The Arctic: the canary in the mine ; 13 Is Sweden a world champion in climate policy?14 Getting the economy right; 15 The financial sector: ignoring the risks; 16 Growth's dilemma; 17 Towards a circular economy; 18 How much is enough?; 19 The road ahead; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world. Despite growing scientific consensus on major environmental threats as well as resource depletion, societies are largely continuing with business as usual, at best attempting to tinker at the margins of the problems. The authors argue that regardless of whether governments respond to the economic crisis through additional stimulus packages or reduced government spending, environmental and resource constraints will remain. The crisis wil
• Titolo autorizzato: Bankrupting nature
• ISBN: 1-136-26393-4; 0-203-10798-5; 1-299-14129-3; 1-136-26394-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825113803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II