State Of The World 2010

Author : Erik Assadourian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039333726X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability (State of the World) written by Erik Assadourian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible summaries ... on the global environment. (E.O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize??winning author).

Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134071140
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World 2010 written by Worldwatch Institute and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as 'consumerism,' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable. If this pattern spreads further there will be little possibility of solving climate change or other environmental problems that are poised to dramatically disrupt human civilization. It will take a sustained, long-term effort to redirect the traditions, social movements and institutions that shape consumer cultures towards becoming cultures of sustainability. These institutions include schools, the media, businesses and governments. Bringing about a cultural shift that makes living sustainably as 'natural' as a consumer lifestyle is today will not only address urgent crises like climate change, it could also tackle other symptoms like extreme income inequity, obesity and social isolation that are not typically seen as environmental problems. State of the World 2010 paints a picture of what this sustainability culture could look like, and how we can - and already are - making the shift.

Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134071213
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World 2010 written by Worldwatch Institute and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as 'consumerism,' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable. If this pattern spreads further there will be little possibility of solving climate change or other environmental problems that are poised to dramatically disrupt human civilization. It will take a sustained, long-term effort to redirect the traditions, social movements and institutions that shape consumer cultures towards becoming cultures of sustainability. These institutions include schools, the media, businesses and governments. Bringing about a cultural shift that makes living sustainably as 'natural' as a consumer lifestyle is today will not only address urgent crises like climate change, it could also tackle other symptoms like extreme income inequity, obesity and social isolation that are not typically seen as environmental problems. State of the World 2010 paints a picture of what this sustainability culture could look like, and how we can - and already are - making the shift.

Author : UN-HABITAT,
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136543074
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Cities 2010/11 written by UN-HABITAT, and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-08-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849711755
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Cities 2010/2011 written by and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One billion people worldwide live in slums and that figure is predicted to reach 2 billion by 2030. This new volume from UN-HABITAT unpacks the complex social and economic issues using the novel conceptual framework of the urban divide.

Author : Danielle Nierenberg
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393338800
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World 2011 written by Danielle Nierenberg and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Worldwatch Institute, the premier environmental nonprofit, comes an incisive account of the global food crisis and how it can be solved.

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Publisher : UNICEF
ISBN 13 : 9280645552
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The State of the World's Children 2011 written by and published by UNICEF. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An Age of Opportunity examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report highlights the singular opportunities that adolescence offers, both for adolescents themselves and for the societies they live in. The accumulated evidence demonstrates that investing in adolescents' second decade is our best hope of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequity and of laying the foundation for a more peaceful, tolerant and equitable world.

Author : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210597583
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Children 2012 written by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While cities have long been associated with employment, development and economic growth, hundreds of millions of children in the world’s urban areas are growing up amid scarcity and deprivation. This publication presents the hardships these children face as violations of their rights, as well as impediments to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals. It examines major phenomena shaping the lives of children in urban settings, including migration, economic shocks and acute disaster risk. It also provides examples of efforts to improve the urban realities that children confront and identifies broad policy actions that should be included in any strategy to reach excluded children and foster equity in urban settings driven by disparity.

Author : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210597575
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The State of the World's Children 2011 written by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the World’s Children 2011: Adolescence – An Age of Opportunity examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report highlights the singular opportunities that adolescence offers, both for adolescents themselves and for the societies they live in. The accumulated evidence demonstrates that investing in adolescents' second decade is our best hope of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequity and of laying the foundation for a more peaceful, tolerant and equitable world.

Author : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 921058256X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The State of the World's Children 2016 written by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the World’s Children 2016, a UNICEF flagship report, argues that progress for the most disadvantaged children and families is the defining condition for delivering on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Millions of children’s lives around the world are blighted for no reason other than the country, gender or circumstances into which they are born. Failure to reach them now will fuel intergenerational cycles of disadvantage that will imperil their future and the future of the world. We have a clear choice to make: Invest in accelerated progress for the children being left behind, or face the consequences of a far more divided and unfair world by 2030.