Global sustainability : a Nobel cause / edited by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber ... [et al.].

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TextCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xxii, 392 pages : illustrations, ports. ; 26 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9780521769341 (hbk.)
0521769345

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23 577 GLO 010523

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Table of contents

Contents:

The great transformation Climate stabilization and sustainable development Institutional and economic incentives Technological innovation and energy security A global contract between science and society The Potsdam memorandum.

Summary: Arising from the 1st Interdisciplinary Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability in Potsdam, this book brings together Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Economics and Peace - top-level representatives from politics and NGOs, and renowned experts on sustainability. In an unparalleled attempt to address humankind's transformation to global sustainability, the authors explore the best scientific and political strategies for reconciling our civilization with its physical and ecological support systems. The book features a radically interdisciplinary approach through a broad range of contributions, covering the latest insights from climate impact research, environmental economics, energy resource analysis, ecosystems science, and other crucial fields. It is for everyone interested in sustainability issues. Intellectually stimulating articles address the complex challenges arising from the need to avoid dangerous climate change, covering both advanced mainstream concepts and novel transformational approaches.

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This book arose from the first Interdisciplinary Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability, held in Potsdam, Germany in 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

The great transformation
Climate stabilization and sustainable development
Institutional and economic incentives
Technological innovation and energy security
A global contract between science and society
The Potsdam memorandum.

Arising from the 1st Interdisciplinary Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability in Potsdam, this book brings together Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Economics and Peace - top-level representatives from politics and NGOs, and renowned experts on sustainability. In an unparalleled attempt to address humankind's transformation to global sustainability, the authors explore the best scientific and political strategies for reconciling our civilization with its physical and ecological support systems. The book features a radically interdisciplinary approach through a broad range of contributions, covering the latest insights from climate impact research, environmental economics, energy resource analysis, ecosystems science, and other crucial fields. It is for everyone interested in sustainability issues. Intellectually stimulating articles address the complex challenges arising from the need to avoid dangerous climate change, covering both advanced mainstream concepts and novel transformational approaches.

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