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Our Common Journey : A Transition Toward Sustainability by National Research Council; Policy and Global Affairs; Policy Division; Board on Sustainable Development is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>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?</p> <p><i>Our Common Journey</i> 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.</p> <p><i>Our Common Journey</i> documents large-scale historical currents of social and

Author

National Research Council; Policy and Global Affairs; Policy Division; Board on Sustainable Development

Publisher

National Academies Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780309172622

Subjects

Science, Agriculture, Economics