Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global EnvironmentYale University Press, 1 ian. 2004 - 299 pagini This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and hopeful. James Gustave Speth, a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that in spite of all the international negotiations and agreements of the past two decades, efforts to protect Earth’s environment are not succeeding. Still, he says, the challenges are not insurmountable. He offers comprehensive, viable new strategies for dealing with environmental threats around the world. |
Cuprins
1980 | 1 |
Environmental Challenges Go Global | 11 |
Part Two And the World Responds | 75 |
Part Three Facing Up to Underlying Causes | 117 |
Part Four The Transition to Sustainability | 149 |
Resources for Citizens | 203 |
Abbreviations | 229 |
Notes | 233 |
A Bookshelf | 269 |
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