Humanity's footprint : momentum, impact, and our global environment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dodds, Walter K. (Walter Kennedy), 1958-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
Subjects:	Nature > Effect of human beings on. Environmental degradation. Overpopulation. Environmental ethics. Environmental justice. Sustainable development.

Table of Contents:

Collision course : an expanding appetite for resources coupled with population growth on a finite planet
The insidious explosion : global trends in population growth and resource use expand our footprint
Shock wave from the insidious explosion : momentum of human effects on our planet
Weeds and shrinking violets : pests on the move and the ecological holocaust
Survival on a finite earth : the ultimate game, or why human nature destines us to use more than our share
Why humans foul the nest : cultural and genetic roots run deep
Searching for answers : can we achieve sustainability, or are we screwed?
No more business as usual : transcendence, enlightenment, rationalization, hope, and action
Consilience : socioenvironmental restoration and sustainable inhabitation of Earth.