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Author:

Cribb, Julian, author.

Title:

How to fix a broken planet : advice for surviving the 21st century / Julian Cribb, Council for the Human Future.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xiv, 203 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 20 cm

Subject:

Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
Global environmental change--Forecasting.
Human ecology--Forecasting.
Economic forecasting.
Social prediction.
Human ecology.
Environmental ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-191) and index.

Contents:

1. Existential Emergency -- 2. Extinction...or Survival? -- 3. Resources for Living -- 4. Nuclear Awakening -- 5. Cooling Earth -- 6. Clean Up the Planet -- 7. Preventing Pandemics -- 8. Renewable Food -- 9. 'One Child Fewer' -- 10. Healing Technological Mayhem -- 11. Ending the Age of Deceit -- 12. Who Are We, Really? -- 13. An Earth Standard Currency -- 14. Tools for Repairing the Earth -- 15. Think like a Human, Act like a Species.

Summary:

"Do you want to help save human civilisation? If so, this book is for you. How to Fix a Broken Planet describes the ten catastrophic risks that menace human civilisation and our planet, and what we can all do to overcome or mitigate them. It explains what must be done globally to avert each megathreat, and what each of us can do in our own lives to help preserve a habitable world. It offers the first truly integrated world plan-of-action for a more sustainable human society - and fresh hope. A must-read for anyone seeking sound practical advice on what citizens, governments, companies, and community groups can do to safeguard our future"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1009333410
9781009333412

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1347696484

LCCN:

2022036371

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)