Eco-economy : building an economy for the earth /
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London:
Earthscan,
2001
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Economy and the Earth 3
- Economy Self-Destructing 7
- Lessons from the Past 14
- Learning from China 17
- The Acceleration of History 19
- The Option: Restructure or Decline 21
- I. A STRESSED RELATIONSHIP
- 2. Signs of Stress: Climate and Water 27
- Temperature Rising 28
- The Ice is Melting 30
- Sea Level Rising 34
- More Destructive Storms 37
- Rivers Drained Dry 39
- Falling Water Tables 43
- Facing Water Scarcity 46
- 3. Signs of Stress: The Biological Base 49
- Fisheries Collapsing 51
- Forests Shrinking 55
- Rangelands Deteriorating 58
- Soils Eroding 62
- Species Disappearing 68
- Synergies and Surprises 72
- 4. The Shape of the Eco-Economy 77
- Ecology Over Economics 78
- A Monumental Undertaking 81
- Restructuring the Economy 83
- New Industries, New Jobs 85
- Historyʹs Greatest Investment Opportunity 92
- 5. Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy 97
- The Energy Efficiency Base 99
- Harnessing the Wind 102
- Turning Sunlight into Electricity 107
- Tapping the Earthʹs Heat 110
- Natural Gas: The Transition Fuel 112
- Getting to the Hydrogen Economy 114
- 6. Designing a New Materials Economy 121
- Throwaway Products 123
- Materials and the Environment 126
- The Earthʹs Toxic Burden 131
- The Role of Recycling 135
- Redesigning the Materials Economy 138
- 7. Feeding Everyone Well 145
- A Status Report 147
- Raising Cropland Productivity 150
- Raising Water Productivity 154
- Restructuring the Protein Economy 158
- Eradicating Hunger: A Broad Strategy 163
- 8. Protecting Forest Products and Services 169
- Fuel, Lumber, and Paper 170
- Forest Services 172
- Sustainable Forestry 176
- Lightening the Load 178
- The Role of Plantations 181
- Reclaiming the Earth 183
- 9. Redesigning Cities for People 187
- An Urbanizing Species 188
- Car-Centered Urban Sprawl 191
- Urbanization and Obesity 195
- Urban Rail and Bicycle Systems 199
- Planning Cities for People 202
- III. GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE
- 10. Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility 211
- Breaking Out or Breaking Down 213
- Africa Breaking Down 217
- Filling the Family Planning Gap 220
- The Role of Female Education 225
- Using Soap Operas and Sitcoms 227
- Stopping at Two 228
- 11. Tools for Restructuring the Economy 233
- The Fiscal Steering Wheel 234
- Tax Shifting 236
- Subsidy Shifting 240
- Ecolabeling: Voting with Our Wallets 244
- Tradable Permits 248
- Support for Fiscal Restructuring 249
- 12. Accelerating the Transition 253
- United Nations Leadership 255
- New Responsibility of Governments 257
- New Role for the Media 259
- The Corporate Interest 261
- NGOs and Individuals 265
- Crossing the Threshold 269
- Is There Enough Time? 274.