05220cam a2200709 i 4500 20916935 20221231135540.0 190404s2015 dcuab b 001 0 eng d 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default 2018287369 9781610916103 (paper) 1610916107 (paper) 9781610916110 (ebook) 1610916115 (ebook) (OCoLC)ocn907261330 TAI eng TAI OCLCO WKU IDU rda CGN YDXCP S1C VP@ COH CSJ CGN OCLCO BTCTA BDX CDX SNK OI@ OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OH# OCLCO DVP OCLCO S3O OCLCO ZLM OCL OCLCO OCLCA OMB ZLM ATIOC IL# ZYU OCLCQ GZM V5E OCLCQ MLSOD OCLCQ WUW BAB DLC lccopycat HC79.E5 S717 2015 502.131.1 G37 338.9 23 State of the world 2015 : confronting hidden threats to sustainability / Gary Gardner, Tom Prugh, and Michael Renner, project directors ; Lisa Mastny, editor. 2015 state of the world Confronting hidden threats to sustainability Washington, DC : Island Press, [2015] ©2015 xv, 165 pages : illustrations, map, charts ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier State of the world ; 2015 Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-158) and index. Introduction : The seeds of modern threats / Michael Renner -- Emerging issues : Energy, credit, and the end of growth / Nathan John Hagens -- The trouble with growth / Peter A. Victor and Tim Jackson -- Avoiding stranded assets / Ben Caldecott -- Mounting losses of agricultural resources / Gary Gardner -- The oceans: resilience at risk / Katie Auth -- Whose Arctic is it? / Heather Exner-Pirot -- Emerging diseases from animals / Catherine C. Machalaba, Elizabeth H. Loh, Peter Daszak, and William B. Karesh -- Migration as a climate adaptation strategy / François Gemenne -- Conclusion : Childhood's end / Tom Prugh. We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In this volume, experts explore these hidden threats along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks. "We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value by environmental damage, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In State of the World 2015, the flagship publication of The Worldwatch Institute, experts explore hidden threats to sustainability and how to address them. How will nations deal with migration as climate change refugees cross borders in order to escape flooding, drought, or other extreme weather events? What will happen to the price and availability of fossil energy--the foundation of industrial civilization--as these resources oscillate between surplus and scarcity? If perpetual economic growth on a finite planet is impossible, what are the alternatives? Can national governments manage the transition? Eight key issues are addressed in depth, along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks."--Publisher's description. Sustainable development Political aspects. Sustainable development Social aspects. Environmental responsibility. Sustainability. Sustainable development. Environmental policy. Agriculture and state. Conservation of natural resources. Economic development - Environmental aspects. Consumption (Economics) Sustainable development. Environmental policy. fast (OCoLC)fst00913250 Environmental responsibility. fast (OCoLC)fst00913443 Sustainability. fast (OCoLC)fst01747391 Sustainable development. fast (OCoLC)fst01139731 Sustainable development Political aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01139755 Sustainable development Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01139759 Hållbar utveckling. sao Gardner, Gary T., 1958- project director. Prugh, Tom, project director. Renner, Michael, 1957- project director. Mastny, Lisa, editor. Worldwatch Institute, sponsoring body. State of the world ; 2015. State of the world library. 11142 11142 0 0 ddc 0 0 BMSCA BMSCA 2023-03-07 10 1738.80 0 338.7 AR-PG598 2023-03-07 00:00:00 2484.00 2023-03-07 PG Rack No : S-55