Foundations of Environmental Sustainability: The Coevolution of Science and Policy

by Larry Rockwood (Editor), Ronald Stewart (Editor), Thomas Dietz (Editor)

Overview

This book reviews and analyzes the period (roughly from the 1950s to the present) when the "environment" became an issue as important as economic growth, or war and peace; to assess the current situation, and begin planning for the challenges that lie ahead. Most people are aware of both the environmental destruction taking place around the world and of the specter of climate change. The devastation of New Orleans by hurricane Katrina illustrates the potential for disaster when climate change is combined with the mismanaged environmental policy. How did we get to this point? What has been done and what can be done to avoid future environmental disasters? Thirty-two contributing chapter authors (among them, one of the principal drafters of the National Environmental Policy Act, Chief of the African Environment Division and the World Bank, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Innovation at the World Wildlife Fund, President of the Zoological Society of London, former President of the Ecological Society of America) use their unique, authoritative perspective to review the evolution of environmental science and policy in the past half century. Each author describes the evolution of environmental science and policy in the past half century and consider the challenges of the future. Although the authors of this book come from various fields, they have followed paths that have generally converged on the concept of sustainability. This book attempts to define what sustainability is, how we can achieve it, and what the prospects for sustainability in the future are.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190294885
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/04/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction The Quest for Environmental Sustainability: The Coevolution of Science, Public Awareness, and Policy Lee M. Talbot 3

Part I Setting the Stage: Perspectives on Ecology and the Environmental Movement Ronald E. Stewart 25

1 The Environmental Movement in the United States Russell W. Peterson 31

2 International Environmental Policy: Some Recollections and Reflections Russell E. Train 42

3 The Global 2000 Report and Its Aftermath James Gustave Speth 47

4 Sustainable Conservation: Can It Be Done? Gene E. Likens 51

Part II Biodiversity, Wildlife Ecology, and Management Larry L. Rockwood 63

5 Conservation of Sensitive Biodiversity Areas Robert Goodland 67

6 Protected Areas: Science, Policy, and Management to Meet the Challenges of Global Change in the Twenty-First Century Kenton R. Miller Charles Victor Barber 81

7 Ecological and Intellectual Baselines: Saving Lions, Tigers, and Rhinos in Asia John Seidensticker 98

8 Observations on Trends and Issues in Global Conservation James G. Teer 118

Part III Forest and Range Ecology and Management Ronald E. Stewart 125

9 Half Century of American Range Ecology and Management: A Retrospective Frederic H. Wagner 129

10 Policy Failures in African Rangeland Development Walter J. Lusigi 148

11 The Role of Science and Scientists in Changing Forest Service Management Relative to Sustainability Jack Ward Thomas James A. Burchfield 157

Part IV Marine Conservation, Ecology, and Management Lee M. Talbot 181

12 Sustainable Use of Wild Marine Living Resources: Notion or Myth? Sidney J. Holt 185

13 Marine Mammal Conservation John R. Twiss Jr. Robert J. Hofman John E. Reynolds III 202

14Marine Wildlife Policy: Underlying Ideologies Michael L. Weber 231

Part V Environment and Development: Conservation and Management Megan M. Draheim 245

15 Overcoming Barriers to Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Development Leif E. Christoffersen 251

16 The Global Challenge of Sustainable Development Mohamed T. El-Ashry 257

17 Biodiversity Conservation in the Real World: Incentives, Disincentives, and Disconnects Agnes Kiss 268

18 Resource Wars Jason Clay 287

19 Conservation and Development: The Nam Theun 2 Dam Project in Laos Thayer Scudder 300

Part VI Environmental Policy and Management H. Paige Tucker 317

20 A Biocultural Basis for an Ethic toward the Natural Environment Stephen R. Kellert 321

21 Evolving Earth's Environmental Law: Perspectives on a Work in Progress Nicholas A. Robinson 333

22 The Evolution of Sustainability in Forest Management Policy V. Alaric Sample 380

Part VII Looking to the Future Larry L. Rockwood Ronald E. Stewart 405

23 The Future of Ecology and the Ecology of the Future Daniel B. Botkin 409

24 A New Environmentalism: Conservation and the Core of Governmental Purpose George M. Woodwell 415

25 Climate Change and Prospects for Sustainability Thomas E. Lovejoy 423

Index 429

Editorial Reviews

"Essential reading for policymakers and scientists alike, [Foundations of Environmental Sustainability] offers a balanced appraisal of the global state of sustainable practice, past and present."—Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment

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