The Gaia Atlas of Cities
The Gaia Atlas of Cities

Author: Herbert Girardet

Publisher: UN-HABITAT

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781856750974

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In the last 100 years global urban populations have expanded from 15 to 50%. Urban growth patterns are changing the face of the earth and the condition of humanity. This atlas addresses these key issues, and analyses the problems of expanding cities.

The End of the World
The End of the World

Author: John Leslie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-08

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1134668538

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Are we in imminent danger of extinction? Yes, we probably are, argues John Leslie in his chilling account of the dangers facing the human race as we approach the second millenium. The End of the World is a sobering assessment of the many disasters that scientists have predicted and speculated on as leading to apocalypse. In the first comprehensive survey, potential catastrophes - ranging from deadly diseases to high-energy physics experiments - are explored to help us understand the risks. One of the greatest threats facing humankind, however, is the insurmountable fact that we are a relatively young species, a risk which is at the heart of the 'Doomsday Argument'. This argument, if correct, makes the dangers we face more serious than we could have ever imagined. This more than anything makes the arrogance and ignorance of politicians, and indeed philosophers, so disturbing as they continue to ignore the manifest dangers facing future generations.

Maps of Time
Maps of Time

Author: David Christian

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 0520271440

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Introducing a novel perspective on the study of history, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora & fauna, including human beings.

The New Atlas of Planet Management
The New Atlas of Planet Management

Author: Norman Myers

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0520238796

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The editors present a graphics-driven, state-of-the-planet survey of natural systems, human impact on those systems, and how to manage them for a sustainable future.

Community Design
Community Design

Author: W. Arthur Mehrhoff

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-06-10

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0761905979

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Arthur Mehrhoff's Community Design represents a unique way of analyzing a community and the steps needed to help design a sustainable community. In this important contribution, Mehrhoff, through his work with the Minnesota Design Team, seeks to "help communities take control of shaping a sustainable future of their own by means of information, insight, and civic dialogue." He urges readers to rethink the shape and shaping of their communities by looking at "community" in a more holistic and multidisciplinary manner. Mehrhoff tackles such topics as defining community, understanding the history of a community, understanding the issues and problems affecting a community, examining the visual aspects of a community, and obtaining citizen opinion throughout the process of becoming a sustainable community. Small communities everywhere can replicate the process discussed in this book. Community Design is well written and thought-provoking and provides a nice blend of theory and practice. This book should be useful to all students, academics, local policy makers, and citizens who are interested in creating a common sustainable vision for their communities.

Educating Beyond Violent Futures
Educating Beyond Violent Futures

Author: Francis Hutchinson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-27

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1134786972

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As we enter the Twenty-First Century, it is easy to assume that worsening trends in violence will be a feature of our lives, whether in our schools, our societies or as a species. Educating Beyond Violent Futures challenges assumptions that trends in violence are destiny, and raises crucial questions about choice and engagement. Drawing upon new research, this book is essential reading for those who want to prepare our children for living constructively in the next century

Theory of World Security
Theory of World Security

Author: Ken Booth

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-12-20

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 1139467506

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What is real? What can we know? How might we act? This book sets out to answer these fundamental philosophical questions in a radical and original theory of security for our times. Arguing that the concept of security in world politics has long been imprisoned by conservative thinking, Ken Booth explores security as a precious instrumental value which gives individuals and groups the opportunity to pursue the invention of humanity rather than live determined and diminished lives. Booth suggests that human society globally is facing a set of converging historical crises. He looks to critical social theory and radical international theory to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding the historical challenges facing global business-as-usual and for planning to reconstruct a more cosmopolitan future. Theory of World Security is a challenge both to well-established ways of thinking about security and alternative approaches within critical security studies.