| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Sustainability Science -- Sustainability Science: Managing Risk and Resilience for Sustainable Development -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- 1 -- Introducing the book -- Introduction -- Purpose of the book -- Demarcation of the book -- Structure of the book -- Conclusion -- References -- I -- The state of the world -- 2 -- Our past defining our present -- Introduction -- Conquering our dynamic world -- Social change over millennia -- The invention of risk -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 -- Our growing awareness of sustainability challenges -- Introduction |
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Our challenges as discussed at world conferences -- Stockholm, Rio, Johannesburg and back to Rio and Stockholm again -- Stockholm 1972 -- Rio de Janeiro 1992 -- Johannesburg 2002 -- Rio de Janeiro 2012 -- Stockholm 2022 -- The evolution of ideas concerning sustainable development -- Yokohama, Kobe and Sendai -- Yokohama 1994 -- Kobe 2005 -- Sendai 2015 -- The evolution of ideas concerning disaster risk -- Our agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 -- Our boundaries for sustainability -- Introduction -- Planetary boundaries for sustainability |
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Climate change -- Ozone depletion -- Novel entities -- Atmospheric aerosol loading -- Ocean acidification -- Altered nitrogen and phosphorous cycles -- Biodiversity loss -- Land use change -- Water -- Local effects of global processes -- A social foundation for sustainability -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 -- Our disturbances, disruptions and disasters -- Introduction -- Hydrometeorological events -- Heavy precipitation -- Floods -- Droughts -- Mudflows and avalanches -- Storms, cyclones and tornados -- Heat waves and cold spells -- Wildfires -- Geological events -- Earthquakes and tsunamis |
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Landslides and erosion -- Volcano eruptions -- Sinkholes -- Biological events -- Disease and epidemics -- Pest and invasive species -- Accidental events -- Domestic accidents -- Industrial, infrastructure and transport accidents -- Environmental impact and pollution -- Financial crises -- Antagonistic events -- Violent conflict -- Terrorism -- Crime -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 -- Our dynamic risk landscape -- Introduction -- Environmental degradation -- Climate change -- Demographic and socioeconomic processes -- Globalisation -- Increasing complexity -- Changing antagonistic threats |
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Conclusion -- References -- II -- Approaching the world -- 7 -- Conceptual frames for risk, resilience and sustainable development -- Introduction -- Philosophical assumptions about our world -- What constitutes our world? -- What constitutes knowledge about our world? -- What is the role of values? -- To what extent is complexity considered? -- Development, sustainability and risk -- The concept of development -- The concept of sustainable development -- The concept of risk -- Fitting them together -- Managing risk for sustainable development -- The essence of managing risk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 29, 2024) |
| Subject |
Sustainable development.
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sustainable development.
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780323956918 |
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0323956912 |
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