Bankrupting Nature

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. It tackles major issues facing global society such as resource depletion and populations growth and makes a strong plea for a radical rethink of approaches to economic stability and sustainable development.

Zusammenfassung
"First edition published 2011 by Thomas Magnusson Medstreoms Bokfeorlag, Stockholm, Sweden."

Autorentext

Anders Wijkman is Advisor at the Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden, and Co-President, Club of Rome. He has been a Member of the Swedish Parliament and of the European Parliament, as well as Director General of the Swedish Red Cross, Director General of the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries and Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Policy Director of the United Nations Development Programme. He is a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Art and Science.

Johan Rockström is a Professor in Natural Resource Management at Stockholm University, and the Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues, for example leading the recent development of the new Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change. He also co-chairs Future Earth, and international initiative on global sustainability.

Inhalt

Foreword 1. The Limited Environmental Capacity 2. Anders Wijkman On politics in crisis 3. Johan Rockström On science's role and responsibility 4. From Copenhagen to Durban 5. Respect The Planetary Boundaries 6. A Triply Green Revolution 7. The Critical Role of Energy 8. The Forgotten Issue 9. The Weapon of Doubt 10. The Greenhouse Effect 11. What Climate Denies Do Not Want To Know 12. The Arctic: 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. Toward A Circular Economy 18. How much is enough? 19. The Road Ahead Index