Book
Global sustainability
Record details
- ISBN: 9780737775204 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737775203 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737775211 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0737775211 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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282 pages ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ch. 1. Do genetically modified foods contribute to global sustainability? -- Can GMOs help feed a hot and hungry world? / Madeline Ostrander -- Genetically modified foods are not the answer to world hunger / John Robbins -- Genetically modified foods can help address the global food crisis / David Weisser -- Genetically modified foods will not help address the global food crisis / Samuel Fromartz -- Genetically modified food is unsafe / Institute for Responsible Technology -- Genetically modified food is healthy / Shanley Chien -- 7. Genetically modified food is unhealthy / Arjun Walia -- Ch. 2. Is water scarcity a threat to global sustainability? -- There is a global water crisis / United Nations World Water Assessment Programme -- There is not a global water crisis / Charles Fishman -- Climate change contributes to water scarcity / Science Daily -- Climate change is not responsible for water scarcity / Pilita Clark -- Climate change is not responsible for the California drought / Thomas Richard -- California's last resort: drink the Pacific / Sammy Roth -- Desalination is not the answer to the global water crisis / Aaron Lada -- Ch. 3. Does social equity promote global sustainability? -- Social equity is necessary for global sustainability / James H. Svara, Tanya Watt, and Katherine Takai -- Social equity leads to the loss of individual rights / Kathleen Marquardt -- Poverty must be eradicated to achieve global sustainability / United Nations -- A focus on poverty is the wrong way to achieve sustainable global growth / Brett D. Schaefer and Ambassador Terry Miller -- Gender equality is key to global sustainability / Sneha Barot -- Gender equality is an assault on life and marriage / Steven W. Mosher -- Ch. 4. Is economic growth compatible with sustainability? -- We can't grow on / John de Graaf -- Free market economic growth is sustainable / Ronald Bailey -- A sharing economy is necessary for global sustainability / Rajesh Makwana -- The sharing economy is propaganda / Avi Asher-Schapiro -- A green economy is key to sustainable economic development / United Nations Environment Programme -- In a green economy, business exploits nature for profit / Jeff Conant -- Businesses need to become responsible for sustainable economic development / Supriya Kumar -- Businesses are ignoring key barriers to global sustainability / Auden Schendler and Michael Toffel. |
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| Subject: | Sustainability Genetically modified foods Water-supply Equality Economic development |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | HC 79 .E5 G56 2016 | 30775305527161 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary
Global Sustainability
Do genetically modified foods contribute to global sustainability? Is water scarcity a threat to global sustainability? Does social equity promote global sustainability? Is economic growth compatible with sustainability? These four questions are analyzed in this collection of essays. The essays are in a pro versus con format in order to provide readers with more than one intelligent viewpoint. Essay sources include the Institute for Responsible Technology, United Nations World Water Assessment Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, and Ambassador Terry Miller.
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