Standing up for a Sustainable World: Voices of Change

• Main Author: Claude Henry (auth)
• Other Authors: Nicholas Stern (auth), Johan Rockström (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Edward Elgar Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Environmental economics; sustainable development; resilience; human wellbeing; environmental activism; poverty reduction; inclusive development
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet....