One with Nineveh
Subtitle: politics, consumption, and the human future
By: Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich
Contributors: Ehrlich, Anne H.
Publisher: Island Press; Shearwater Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9781559638791
Subjects: Milieuvraagstuk; Soziale Kosten; Sustainable development; Consumptiemaatschappij; Social justice; Verbraucherpolitik; Umweltveränderung; Duurzame ontwikkeling; Overpopulation; Übervölkerung; Bevolkingsgroei; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Umweltschaden; Consumption (Economics); Humanökologie; Verbraucherverhalten; Economische ongelijkheid
Description: Explores how overpopulation, over consumption, and political and economic inequity are increasingly determining today's politics and shaping humankind's future, and demonstrates ways these often-neglected factors influence each other.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-427) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : hostages to hubris; title: The human predicament; title: The costs of success; title: The tide of population; title: The consumption factor; title: Technology matters; title: Billions, birthrates, and policies; title: Consuming less; title: A culture out of step; title: Human behavior at the millennium; title: Sustainable governance in America; title: Healing a world of wounds.