The rapidly increasing human pressure on the biosphere is pushing biodiversity into the sixth mass extinction event in the history of life on Earth. The organisms being exterminated are integral working parts of our planet's life support system, and their loss is permanent. Like climate change, this irreversible loss has potentially devastating consequences for humanity. As we come to recognise the many ways in which we depend on nature, this can pave the way for a new ethic that acknowledges the importance of co-existence between humans and other species. Biological Extinction features chapters contributed by leading thinkers in diverse fields of knowledge and practice, including biology, economics, geology, archaeology, demography, architecture and intermediate technology. Drawing on examples from various socio-ecological systems, the book offers new perspectives on the urgent issue of biological extinction, proposing novel solutions to the problems that we face.

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Information

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2019

ISBN

9781108757669

Topic

Economics

Subtopic

Environmental Economics

Index

Economics

Cover
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue: Extinction: What It Means to Us
1 Extinction in Deep Time: Lessons from the Past?
2 Biodiversity and Global Change: From Creator to Victim
3 The State of the World’s Biodiversity
4 Extinction Threats to Life in the Ocean and Opportunities for Their Amelioration
5 Out of the Soil: Soil (Dark Matter Biodiversity) and Societal ‘Collapses’ from Mesoamerica to Mesopotamia and Beyond
6 The Green Revolution and Crop Biodiversity
7 Population: The Current State and Future Prospects
8 Game Over?: Drivers of Biological Extinction in Africa
9 Why We’re in the Sixth Great Extinction and What It Means to Humanity
10 The Consequences of Biodiversity Loss for Human Well-Being
11 Terra Incognita: In Search of the Disconnect
12 How Do We Stem Biodiversity Loss?
13 Can Smart Villages Help to Stem Biodiversity Loss?
14 The New Design Condition: Planetary Urbanism + Resource Scarcity + Climate Change
Index