Anders Wijkman: Come On!
Come On!
Buch
- Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet
- Springer US, New York, N.Y., 11/2017
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781493974184
- Bestellnummer: 7506331
- Umfang: 236 Seiten
- Nummer der Auflage: 17001
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2018
- Gewicht: 541 g
- Maße: 241 x 164 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.11.2017
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Current worldwide trends are not sustainable. The Club of Rome s warnings published in the book Limits to Growth are still valid. Remedies that are acceptable for the great majority tend to make things worse. We seem to be in a philosophical crisis. Pope Francis says it clearly: our common home is in deadly danger. Analyzing the philosophical crisis, the book comes to the conclusion that the world may need a new enlightenment ; one that is not based solely on doctrine, but instead addresses a balance between humans and nature, as well as a balance between markets and the state, and the short versus long term. To do this we need to leave behind working in silos in favor of a more systemic approach that will require us to rethink the organization of science and education.However, we have to act now; the world cannot wait until 7.6 billion people have struggled to reach a new enlightenment.
This book is full of optimistic case studies and policy proposals that will lead us back to a trajectory of sustainability. But it is also necessary to address the taboo topic of population increase. Countries with a stable population fare immensely better than those with continued increase.
Finally, we are presenting an optimistic book from the Club of Rome.