Managing the Earth: The Linacre Lectures 2001

. Ed(s): Briden, J. C.; Downing, Thomas E.

ISBN 10: 019925267X / ISBN 13: 9780199252671

Published by OUP Oxford, 2002

About this Item

Eight experienced authors from academia, international business, intergovernmental negotiation, and diplomacy assess the challenges of balancing the economic and social aspirations of society with the environmental capacity of Planet Earth, recognizing the warning signals of climate change and increasing hazards of drought, flood, and famine. Editor(s): Briden, J. C.; Downing, Thomas E. Series: Linacre Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: RNA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440. . 2002. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing the Earth: The Linacre Lectures 2001
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019925267X
• ISBN 13: 9780199252671
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Although it is now widely recognized throughout societies around the world that humankind is straining the capacity of our planet, the responses of the many parties who need to come together to solve the myriad challenges have in general been sectoral in their approach. In this book, eight highly experienced authors from academia, intergovernmental negotiation, and diplomacy each present their own perspective and assess prospects for progress. The necessity for interdisciplinarity of approach, and for partnership and altruism on an unprecedented scale for solution, and for new negotiation and arbitration frameworks, emerge as inevitable conclusions.

About the Author

James C. Briden is Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. Thomas E. Downing is a Reader in Climate Policy, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford.