Planet In Peril Planetary Dangers Planetary Solutions

Author : Michael D. Bess
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009184326
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet in Peril Planetary Dangers : Planetary Solutions written by Michael D. Bess and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an award-winning historian of science and technology, Planet in Peril describes the top four mega-dangers facing humankind – climate change, nukes, pandemics, and artificial intelligence. It outlines the solutions that have been tried, and analyzes why they have thus far fallen short. These four existential dangers present a special kind of challenge that urgently requires planet-level responses, yet today's international institutions have so far failed to meet this need. The book lays out a realistic pathway for gradually modifying the United Nations over the coming century so that it can become more effective at coordinating global solutions to humanity's problems. Neither optimistic nor pessimistic, but pragmatic and constructive, the book explores how to move past ideological polarization and global political fragmentation. Unafraid to take intellectual risks, Planet in Peril sketches a plausible roadmap toward a safer, more democratic future for us all.

Author : Samuel Myers
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610919661
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planetary Health written by Samuel Myers and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human health depends on the health of the planet. Earth’s natural systems—the air, the water, the biodiversity, the climate—are our life support systems. Yet climate change, biodiversity loss, scarcity of land and freshwater, pollution and other threats are degrading these systems. The emerging field of planetary health aims to understand how these changes threaten our health and how to protect ourselves and the rest of the biosphere. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves provides a readable introduction to this new paradigm. With an interdisciplinary approach, the book addresses a wide range of health impacts felt in the Anthropocene, including food and nutrition, infectious disease, non-communicable disease, dislocation and conflict, and mental health. It also presents strategies to combat environmental changes and its ill-effects, such as controlling toxic exposures, investing in clean energy, improving urban design, and more. Chapters are authored by widely recognized experts. The result is a comprehensive and optimistic overview of a growing field that is being adopted by researchers and universities around the world. Students of public health will gain a solid grounding in the new challenges their profession must confront, while those in the environmental sciences, agriculture, the design professions, and other fields will become familiar with the human consequences of planetary changes. Understanding how our changing environment affects our health is increasingly critical to a variety of disciplines and professions. Planetary Health is the definitive guide to this vital field.

Author : Michael D. Bess
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009160338
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet in Peril written by Michael D. Bess and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of the top four mega-dangers facing humankind and plots a hopeful path to dealing with them through global governance.

Author : LeMonk
Publisher : BecomeShakespeare.com
ISBN 13 : 938648725X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planets in Peril written by LeMonk and published by BecomeShakespeare.com. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many millennia ago, our planet witnessed such a great war that life itself was almost extinguished from it.The dark shadows of that war are once again cast onour planet and threaten the very existence of mankind.Unaware of the impending crisis, our teens at Batatawadai Puram, Guru, Sri, Tina and Nath are super excited because they will be joined by Varshika, Sri’s cousin from Africa.With the mid-term holidays just around the corner they are anticipating a fun filled and exciting time. However fate has something else written for our brave teens who, are drawn into a series of events that threaten their very existence and the existence of mankind. Little do they know that not only our planet but other planets are in peril and they would have to team up with mystical creatures who, walked on this planet millennia ago, to ensure the continuance of life as we know it. Will our teens succeed or will life as we know it cease to exist?

Author : Charles H. Langmuir
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691140065
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Build a Habitable Planet written by Charles H. Langmuir and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-22 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. and expanded ed. of: How to build a habitable planet / Wallace S. Broecker. 1985.

Author : Raymond Fredric Dasmann
Publisher : World Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet in Peril written by Raymond Fredric Dasmann and published by World Publishing. This book was released on 1972 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dominick A. DellaSala
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128129891
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conservation Science and Advocacy for a Planet in Peril written by Dominick A. DellaSala and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Science and Advocacy for a Planet in Peril: Speaking Truth to Power helps equip scientists working on environmental and sustainability challenges with new tactics for success. Global efforts and cooperation by member states of environmental conventions have steadily increased but lack efficient and scalable mechanisms of translating conservation science to policy. The gap between science and policy is growing and very little time remains before the climate change and biodiversity lossess trigger widespread disruptions of the planet's life support systems. This book covers these important topics, providing a must read for environmental and conservation scientists, climate change activists, students, social scientists, economic professionals, sustainable businesses and policymakers. Provides an unprecedented collection of local, regional, and national case studies from scientists and practitioners engaged in outreach to decision makers and the public Covers personal accounts that bring science into policymaking, providing usable guidelines for those working to bridge this gap Includes the requisite information needed for effective communications and campaign strategies by sharing lessons learned

Author : Anders Wijkman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136263934
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bankrupting Nature written by Anders Wijkman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 will be exacerbated by the combination of climate change, ecosystem decline and resource scarcity, in particular crude oil. The concept of Planetary Boundaries is introduced as a powerful explanation of the limits of the biosphere to sustain continued conventional growth. The book breaks the long silence on population, criticizing donor countries for not doing enough to support the education of girls and reproductive health services. It is shown that an economy built on the continuous expansion of material consumption is not sustainable. De-growth, however, is no solution either. The growth dilemma can only be addressed through a transformation of the economic system. A strong plea is made for abandoning GDP growth as the key objective for development. The focus should instead be on a limited number of welfare indicators. The trickle-down concept is seriously questioned, to be replaced by one of sufficiency. Rich countries are called upon to hold back their material growth to leave room for a rising living standard among the poor. Alternative business models are presented, such as moving from products to services or towards a circular economy based on re-use, reconditioning and recylcing – all with the aim of facilitating sustainable development. A Report to the Club of Rome

Author : Lorie Karnath
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9789813279179
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solutions for Future Earth: Students' Ideas for a Better Planet written by Lorie Karnath and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2025-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers a subject of crucial importance to all, the future of the planet that we live on. As the world's population continues to grow, the ability to sustain and improve the lives of the earth's inhabitants has incurred tremendous costs. Together all must look for ways to sustain the planet going forward while carefully and fairly managing crucial resources and environmental impact of our actions. We asked high school age students from around the world to weigh in on what they see as the planet's opportunities and challenges going forward, offering their solutions on how to best embrace or mitigate what lies ahead. The book considers the next generation's perspective on what science might hold for the planet's future, including examples of how science is already positioned in many instances to enhance and help sustain our world.

Author : Peter D. Ward
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805075120
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life and Death of Planet Earth written by Peter D. Ward and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planet Earth is middle-aged. Science has worked hard to piece together the story of the evolution of our world up to this point, but only recently have we developed the understanding and the tools to describe the entire life cycle of a planet. Ward and Brownlee, a geologist and an astronomer respectively, combine their knowledge of how the critical sustaining systems of our planet evolve through time with their understanding of the life cycles of stars and solar systems, to tell the story of the second half of Earth's life. The process of evolution will essentially reverse itself: life as we know it will subside until only the simplest forms remain. Eventually, they too will disappear. The oceans will evaporate, the atmosphere will degrade, and, as the sun slowly expands, Earth itself will eventually meet a fiery end. --From publisher description.