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Sustainability science : managing risk and resilience for sustainable development
Author
Title
Sustainability science : managing risk and resilience for sustainable development / Per Becker.
ISBN
9780323956918
0323956912
9780323956406
0323956408
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 29, 2024).
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Original
Print version: Becker, Per. Sustainability science. Second edition. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2023
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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
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
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
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
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