Worlds apart : globalization and the environment / edited by James Gustave Speth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Speth, James Gustave.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Globalization--Environmental aspects.

Globalization.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

xiii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2003]

Summary:

Worlds Apart presents a cohesive set of essays by leading thinkers on the subject of globalization, offering a thoughtful overview of the major environmental issues related to globalization in a clear, reasoned style. Framed by Gus Speth's introduction and conclusion, essays range from Jane Lubchenco's discussion of the scientific indicators of global environmental change to Robert Kates' examination of the prospect that our growing global interconnectedness could lead a transition to a more sustainable world to Vandana Shiva's impassioned plea for a new "living democracy" that counters the degrading, dehumanizing tendencies of the global economy. Other contributors include Maurice Strong on the Rio Earth Summit and the future course of environmentalism, José Goldemberg on energy, Jerry Mander on the inherent destructiveness of the global economic system, Stephan Schmidheiny on the forestry industry, and Daniel Esty and Maria Ivanova on global environmental governance.

Edited by one of the world's leading experts on international environmental issues, the book brings together the most respected thinkers and actors on the world stage to offer a compelling set of perspectives and a solid introduction to the social and environmental dimensions of globalization.

Contents:

Two perspectives on globalization and the environment / James Gustave Speth

Waves of the future : sea changes for a sustainable world / Jane Lubchenco

Stockholm plus 30, Rio plus 10 : creating a new paradigm of global governance / Maurice Strong

Energy and sustainable development / Jose Goldemberg

Toward a global environmental mechanism / Daniel C. Esty and Maria H. Ivanova

The nexus and the neem tree : globalization and a transition toward sustainability / Robert W. Kates

Intrinsic negative effects of economic globalization on the environment / Jerry Mander

Forests and globalization : a business perspective / Stephan Schmidheiny

The myths of globalization exposed : advancing toward living democracy / Vandana Shiva

Environment and globalization after Johannesburg / James Gustave Speth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1559639989

1559639997

OCLC:

51559046