Danilov-Danil'yan, Victor I.
The Biosphere and Civilization: In the Throes of a Global Crisis
Part I. Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss
1. The Global Ecological Situation
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
2. A Critically Overpopulated Planet
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
3. The Ecological Footprint of Modern Man
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
Part II. Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss (Continued)
4. The Social Dimensions of the Crisis
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
5. Centralized Economics, the Market and Their “Contributions”
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
6. Humanity’s Spiritual Crisis as the Root Cause of the Ecological Challenge
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
Part III. World Society: Politicians and Scientists in Search of an Answer
7. First Steps by the UN and Club of Rome. The Computer Model That Rocked the World
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
8. Programs of Change: Stockholm—Rio De Janeiro—Johannesburg—Rio+20
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
9. The Path to a Systemic Understanding of the Biosphere
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
Part IV. Permanence of the Planetary Environment and the Concept of Biotic Regulation
10. Abiotic Factors in Forming the Earth’s Climate
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
11. Role of the Biota in Forming the Environment
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
12. Biotic Mechanisms for Supporting Environmental Stability
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
Part V. Weighing a Scientific Approach
13. Foundations of Sustainability in Nature and Society
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
14. Sustainable Development Within the Norms of theBiosphere’s Carrying Capacity
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
15. Prerequisites for Sustainable Development and Maintaining Ecosystems by Country and Continent. Russia’s “Special Project”
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
16. What About Coevolution?
Victor I. Danilov-Danil’yan, Igor E. Reyf
Keywords: Environment, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Sustainable Development, Ecosystems, Popular Science in Nature and Environment
- Author(s)
- Danilov-Danil'yan, Victor I.
- Reyf, Igor E.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2018
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 14 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319671932
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-67192-5