Partha DasguptaCambridge University Press, 9/5/2019EAN 9781108711814, ISBN10: 1108711812Paperback, 464 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cmLanguage: EnglishOriginally published in EnglishThe 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.Introduction Partha Dasgupta and Peter RavenPrologue. Extinctionwhat it means to us Martin Rees1. Extinction in deep timelessons from the past? Neil Shubin2. Biodiversity and global changefrom creator to victim Timothy Lenton3. The state of the world's biodiversity Stuart Pimm and Peter Raven4. Extinction threats to life in the ocean and opportunities for their amelioration Jenna Sullivan, Vanessa Constant and Jane Lubchenco5. Out of the soilsoil (dark matter biodiversity) and societal 'collapses' from Mesoamerica to the Mesopotamia and beyond Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Nicholas Dunning6. The Green Revolution and crop biodiversity Prabhu Pingali7. Populationthe current state and future prospects John Bongaarts8. Game over? Drivers of biological extinction in Africa Calestous Juma9. Why we're in the sixth great extinction and what it means to humanity Partha Dasgupta and Paul Ehrlich10. The consequences of biodiversity loss for human well-being Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig11. Terra incognitain search of the disconnect Mathis Wackernagel12. How do we stem biodiversity loss? Gretchen Daily and Stephen Polasky13. Can smart villages help to stem biodiversity loss? Brian Heap, John Holmes and Bernie Jones14. The new design conditionplanetary urbanism + resource scarcity + climate change John Hoal.
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