Title & Author:

The future of nature : documents of global change / edited by Libby Robin, Sverker Sörlin, Paul Warde.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
©2013

Description:

xiii, 564 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-539) and index.
Part 1 Population 15 -- Are We Too Many, or Are We Too Greedy? -- An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798) / Thomas Malthus Malthus, Thomas 19 -- Commentary: Björn-Ola Linnér -- The Shadow of the World's Future (1928) / George Knibbs Knibbs, George 31 -- Commentary: Alison Bashford -- "Ghost Acreage" (1962) / Georg Borgström Borgström, Georg 40 -- Commentary: Sverker Sörlin -- The Population Bomb (1968) / Paul Ehrlich Ehrlich, Paul 54 -- Commentary: Michael Egan -- Part 2 Sustainability 63 -- Are We Limited by Knowledge or Resources? -- Sylvicultura oeconomica (1713) / Hans Carl Von Carlowitz Carlowitz, Hans Carl Von 67 -- Commentary: Paul Warde -- The Coal Question (1865) / William Stanley Jevons Jevons, William Stanley 78 -- Commentary: Paul Warde -- "Possible Limits of Raw-Material Consumption" (1956) / Samuel H. Ordway Jr. Ordway, Samuel H., Jr. 89 -- Commentary: Paul Warde -- The Limits to Growth (1972) / Donella H. Meadows Meadows, Donella H., Forgen Randers Randers, Forgen, Dennis L. Meadows For The Club of Rome 101 -- Commentary: Michael Egan -- Part 3 Geographies 117 -- Are Human and Natural Futures Determined or Chosen? -- The Pulse of Asia (1907) / Ellsworth Huntington Huntington, Ellsworth 121 -- Commentary: Carole Crumley -- "Nature Versus The Australian" (1920) / Griffith Taylor Taylor, Griffith 134 -- Commentary: Carolyn Strange -- The Northward Course of Empire (1922) / Vilhjalmur Stefansson Stefansson, Vilhjalmur 145 -- Commentary: Sverker Sörlin -- Part 4 "The Environment" 157 -- How Did the Idea Emerge? -- The Biosphere (1926) / Vladimir I. Vernadsky Vernadsky, Vladimir I. 161 -- Commentary: Pey-Yi Chu -- Deserts on the March (1935) / Paul Sears Sears, Paul 174 -- Commentary: Libby Robin -- Road to Survival (1948) / William Vogt Vogt, William 187 -- Commentary: Sverker Sörlin -- Silent Spring (1962) / Rachel Carson Carson, Rachel 195 -- Commentary: Christof Mauch -- Part 5 Ecology 205 -- How Do We Understand Natural Systems? -- Essay on the Geography of Plants (1807) / Alexander Von Humboldt Humboldt, Alexander Von, Aimé Bonpland Bonpland, Aimé 209 -- Commentary: Stephen T. Jackson -- "The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts and Terms" (1935) / Arthur Tansley Tansley, Arthur 220 -- Commentary: Libby Robin -- Fundamentals of Ecology (1953) / Eugene P. Odum Odum, Eugene P. 233 -- Commentary: Stephen Bocking -- Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems (1973) / C.S. Holling Holling, C.S. 245 -- Commentary: Libby Robin -- Part 6 Technology 261 -- Does Technology Create More Problems Than It Solves? -- The Tree of Science (1857) / Eugène Huzar Huzar, Eugène 264 -- Commentary: Jean-Baptiste Fressoz -- To Choose a Future (1972) / Alva Myrdal Myrdal, Alva 273 -- Commentary: Arne Kaijser -- "The Dynamics of Energy Systems and the Logistic Substitution Model" (1979) / Cesare Marchetti Marchetti, Cesare, Nebojsa Nakicenovic Nakicenovic, Nebojsa 282 -- Commentary: Paul Warde -- Part 7 Climate 291 -- How Can We Predict Change? -- "On the Transmission of Heat" (1859) / John Tyndall Tyndall, John 295 -- Commentary: Mike Hulme -- "On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground" (1896) / Svante Arrhenius Arrhenius, Svante 303 -- Commentary: Sverker Sörlin -- "Seasonal Foreshadowing" (1930) / Gilbert T. Walker Walker, Gilbert T. 316 -- Commentary: Neville Nicholls -- "The Artificial Production of Carbon Dioxide and Its Influence on Temperature" (1938) / G.S. Callendar Callendar, G.S. 327 -- Commentary: James Rodger Fleming -- "Unpleasant Surprises in the Greenhouse?" (1987) and / Wallace S. Broecker Broecker, Wallace S. -- "Climate and Atmospheric History of the Past 420,000 Years from the Vostok Ice Core, Antarctica" (1999) / J.R. Petit Petit, J.R., J. Jouzel Jouzel, J., D. Raynaud Raynaud, D. 337 -- Commentary: Tom Griffiths -- Part 8 Diversity 363 -- Why Do We Need It, and Can We Conserve It? -- The Invaders (1958) / Charles S. Elton Elton, Charles S. 367 -- Commentary: Libby Robin -- The Forestry Projections and the Environment: Global-Scale Environmental Impacts (1980): Council on Environmental Quality 381 -- Commentary: Mark V. Barrow Jr. -- "What Is Conservation Biology?" (1985) / Michael E. Soulé Soulé, Michael E. 391 -- Commentary: Libby Robin -- "Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique" (1997) / Ramachandra Guha Guha, Ramachandra 409 -- Commentary: Rob Nixon -- Part 9 Measuring 433 -- How Do We Turn the World into Data? -- An Investigation of the Currents of the Atlantic Ocean (1832) / James Rennell Rennell, James 437 -- Commentary: Sarah Cornell -- "Current Problems in Meteorology" (1957) / Carl-Gustaf Rossby Rossby, Carl-Gustaf 445 -- Commentary: Maria Bohn and Sverker Sörlin -- Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems (1997) / Gretchen C. Daily Daily, Gretchen C. 454 -- Commentary: Richard B. Norgaard -- The Economics of Climate Change (2006) / Nicholas Stern Stern, Nicholas 465 -- Commentary: Paul Warde -- Part 10 The Anthropocene 479 -- How Can We Live in a World Where There Is No Nature Without People? -- "The 'Anthropocene'" (2000) / Paul J. Crutzen Crutzen, Paul J., Eugene F. Stoermer Stoermer, Eugene F. 483 -- Commentary: Will Steffen -- "A Safe Operating Space for Humanity" (2009) / Johan Rockström Rockström, Johan, Will Steffen Steffen, Will, Kevin Noone Noone, Kevin 491 -- Commentary: Susan Owens -- "Reducing the Future to Climate: A Story of Climate Determinism and Reductionism" (2011) / Mike Hulme Hulme, Mike 506 -- Commentary: Libby Robin, Sverker Sorlin, and Paul Warde.

Summary:

"This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception. Through an array of texts and commentaries that examine the themes of progress, population, environment, biodiversity and sustainability from a global perspective, it explores the meaning of the future in the twenty-first century. Providing access and reference points to the origins and development of key disciplines and methods, it will encourage policy makers, professionals, and students to reflect on the roots of their own theories and practices."--Publisher's description.

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ISBN:

9780300184617 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0300184611 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Global environmental change.
Overpopulation.
Climatic changes.
Biodiversity.
Population density.
Climate Change
Population Density
Crowding
Changement global (Environnement)
Surpopulation.
Climat Changements.
Biodiversité.
Population Densité.
overcrowding.
climate change.
population density.
Klimatförändringar.
Överbefolkning.
Miljöförstöring.

Added entries:

Robin, Libby, 1956- editor.
Robin, Libby, 1956- editor of compilation
Sörlin, Sverker editor of compilation
Warde, Paul editor of compilation

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293803
Call No.: BIB 238984
Status: Available