Our common journey: (Record no. 4305)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 99050619 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9790309086386 |
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| Qualifying information | Paperback |
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| Transcribing agency | ASM |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | "Board on Sustainable Development, Policy Division, National Research Council." |
| Relator term | Author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Our common journey: |
| Remainder of title | a transition toward sustainability |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | "Board on Sustainable Development, Policy Division, National Research Council." |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | "Washington, D.C." |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | "National Academy Press," |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 363 Pages |
| Other physical details | illustrations |
| Dimensions | 23 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a stabilizing population also be a transition to sustainability? How can science and technology help to ensure that human needs are met while the planet's environment is nurtured and restored? Our Common Journey examines these momentous questions to draw strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies' efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well being. The book argues that societies should approach sustainable development not as a destination but as an ongoing, adaptive learning process. Speaking to the next two generations, it proposes a strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform future action in the areas of fertility reduction, urban systems, agricultural production, energy and materials use, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation, and suggests an approach for building a new research agenda for sustainability science. Our Common Journey documents large-scale historical currents of social and environmental change and reviews methods for ""what if"" analysis of possible future development pathways and their implications for sustainability. The book also identifies the greatest threats to sustainability—in areas such as human settlements, agriculture, industry, and energy—and explores the most promising opportunities for circumventing or mitigating these threats. It goes on to discuss what indicators of change, from children's birth-weights to atmosphere chemistry, will be most useful in monitoring a transition to sustainability." |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | "Sustainable development, Economic development--Environmental aspects, Population--Economic aspects." |
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