Building a sustainable society:
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1981
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| Series: | A Worldwatch Institute book.
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 433 S. |
| ISBN: | 0393014827 |
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| adam_text | Contents 1. Preface χ։ Introduction 3 Part I. Converging Demands 2. Eroding the Base of Civilization The Historical Expansion of Cropland Thinning Topsoil Spreading Deserts: The Human Hand The Loss of Irrigated Land Conversion of Cropland to NonfarmUses The Cropland Prospect 13 14 17 22 24 27 31 3. Biological Systems under Pressure Deforesting the Earth Deep Trouble in Oceanic Fisheries Grasslands for Three Billion Ruminants Per Capita Consumption Trends Future Resource Trends Oil: The Safety Valve 35 36 40 45 49 52 54 4. Twilight of the Age of Oil The Rise of Oil 57 58
viii: Contents Our Petroleum Culture The Emergence of OPEC The Decline of Oil Giving Up on Nuclear Power Coal: The Stopgap Beyond the Age of Oil 60 62 68 73 81 85 The Changing Food Prospect The Loss of Momentum The North American Breadbasket Growing Food Insecurity Land Productivity Trends Substituting Fertilizer for Land The Grain-Livestock Economy The New Food-Fuel Competition The Food Price Prospect 89 90 92 95 100 103 104 108 111 Emerging Economic and Social Stresses Competing Demands Rereading Ricardo A New Source of Inflation Slower Economic Growth Rising Unemployment Social Stresses 114 115 117 121 126 128 132 Part II. The Path to Sustainability Population: A Stabilization Timetable The Existing Projections The Changing Backdrop A Stabilization Timetable The Family Planning Gap Social Improvement and Fertility Incentives for Smaller Families China ’s One-Child Family Program 139 141 142 144 151 154 157 158
Contents Inflation as a Contraceptive Force A Gradual Awakening :ίχ 161 163 8. Preserving Our Resource Underpinnings Land-Use Planning Ensuring Soil Security Stabilizing Biological Systems Reforesting the Earth Preserving the Web of Life Beyond the Throwaway Society Conserving Energy 165 166 171 175 180 186 189 195 9. Renewable Energy: Turning to the Sun Wood as a Fuel Energy from Waste Planting Energy Crops Falling Water Harnessing the Wind Tapping the Earth’s Heat Rooftops as Collectors Electricity from Sunlight Տօեր Architecture The Renewable Energy Potential 203 204 207 212 217 222 226 230 233 237 242 10. The Shape of a Sustainable Society The Changing Global Energy Budget A Sustainable Transportation System The Resurgence of Agriculture New Industries, New fobs The Future of Urbanization Simpler Life-styles among the Affluent Third World Reinforcement Greater Local Self-Reliance ՝ From Growth to Sustainability 247 248 254 260 263 268 271 275 278 280
Contents x: The Means of Transition Urgency of the Transition Role of the Market Financial Canots and Sticks Change through Regulation Financing the Transition Reoríenting R D Programs The Role of Leadership 284 285 287 291 294 298 306 311 The Institutional Challenge Overcoming Vested Interests The Role of Corporations Religions: An Ecological Theology Universities: Getting Involved Public Interest Groups The Communications Media 318 319 322 327 334 338 344 Changing Values and Shifting Priorities Values in Transition Voluntary Simplicity Conspicuous Frugality Equity: The Two Dimensions Redefining National Security A New Economic Yardstick A Sense of Excitement 349 350 354 356 358 361 365 369 Notes Acknowlegments Index 373 413 417
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