Achieving global sustainability
Subtitle: policy recommendations
By: edited by Takamitsu Sawa, Susumu Iai and Seiji Ikkatai
Series: Sustainability science series; Sustainability science series
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9789280811841
Subjects: Sustainable development; Sustainability; Climatic changes; Government policy; Global environmental change
Description: "The problem of global sustainability is indisputably the most serious issue facing humanity today. One of the biggest factors in the deterioration of global sustainability is climate change, which has been exacerbated by the entire range of human activities and is inextricably related to modern civilization. Solving this difficult problem requires a drastic redesign of society from all aspects--technological, economic and social. This book looks at how to achieve a more secure level of global sustainability and gathers together a variety of recommendations."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.