The globalization and environment reader
by Newell, Peter, (Peter John) Roberts, J. Timmons
The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development. --Publisher.
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- Full title :The globalization and environment reader / edited by Peter Newell and J. Timmons Roberts.
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The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development. --Publisher.
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Chichester, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
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- Description:1 online resource (pages cm)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118964118, 111896411X
- oclc:ocn953883821
- LC Classification:GE170
- Dewey Decimal:363.7
Table of Contents
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors' Introduction: The Globalization and Environment Debate -- Introduction -- Sustaining Development or "Sustainable Development"? -- From Rio to Rio: The Rise of the Green Economy -- Production, Labor, and the Environment -- Globalizing Consumption -- Outline of the Book -- Note -- References -- Part I Going Global -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1 The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature? (2007) -- Introduction -- Pre-Anthropocene Events -- The Industrial Era (ca. 1800-1945): Stage 1 of the Anthropocene -- The Great Acceleration (1945-ca. 2015): Stage 2 of the Anthropocene -- Stewards of the Earth System? (ca. 2015-?): Stage 3 of the Anthropocene -- References -- Chapter 2 Address at the Closing Ceremony of the Eighth and Final Meeting of the World Commission on Environment and Development and the Tokyo Declaration (1987) -- World Commission on Environment and Development -- Chapter 3 Foxes in Charge of the Chickens (1993) -- The Earth Summit debacle -- Conflicting Interests, Differing Perceptions -- The Threat of Environmentalism -- The Threat of Economic Contraction -- Containing Challeng…
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