Humanity's footprint : momentum, impact, and our global environment / Walter K. Dodds.
| Author/creator | Dodds, Walter K., 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xiv, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-261) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007029338 |
| ISBN | 9780231139663 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231139667 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231139670 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231139675 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231513043 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0231513046 (ebook) |