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Red sky at morning, America and the crisis of the global environment, James Gustave Speth

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Red sky at morning, America and the crisis of the global environment, James Gustave Speth
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Red sky at morning
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
53059674
Responsibility statement
James Gustave Speth
Sub title
America and the crisis of the global environment
Summary
"Explains why current approaches to global environmental problems ... don't work now and won't work in the future ... Argues that dramatically different and far-reaching actions by citizens and governments are now urgent"--Jacket
Table Of Contents
Prologue: 1980 -- pt. 1. Environmental challenges go global -- A world of wounds -- Lost in Eden -- Pollution and climate change in a full world -- pt. 2. And the world responds -- First attempt at global environmental governance -- Anatomy of failure -- pt. 3. Facing up to underlying causes -- Ten drivers of environmental deterioration -- Globalization and the environment -- pt. 4. The transition to sustainability -- Attacking the root causes -- Taking "good governance" seriously -- The most fundamental transition of all -- Resources for citizens
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