The Future of Nature: Documents of Global Change
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About this book
An innovative anthology that offers a global perspective on how people think about predicting the future of life on Earth This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely they have affected politics policy and public perception. Through an array of texts and commentaries that examine the themes of progress population environment biodiversity and sustainability from a global perspective it explores the meaning of the future in the twenty-first century. Providing access and reference points to the origins and development of key disciplines and methods it will encourage policy makers professionals and students to reflect on the roots of their own theories and practices.
