Capitalism and Environmental Collapse

Luiz Marques

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Springer International Publishing Aug 2021, 2021

3030475298 / 9783030475291

Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, GermaniaBuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K.

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book intends to be an alert to the fact that the curve measuring environmental costs against the economic benefits of capitalism has irreversibly entered into a negative phase. The prospect of an environmental collapse has been evidenced by the sciences and the humanities since the 1960s. Today, it imposes its urgency. This collapse differs from past civilizations in that it is neither local nor just civilizational. It is global and occurs at the broadest level of the biosphere, accelerated by the convergence of different socio-environmental crises, such as:Earth energy imbalance, climate change and global warmingSea-level riseDecrease and degradation of forestsCollapse of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversityFloods, droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather eventsDegradation of soils and water resourcesIncrease in pollution caused by fossil fuels and coalIncrease in waste production and industrial intoxicationThe book is divided in two parts. In the first part it presents a comprehensive review of scientific data to show the already visible effects of each of the different environmental crises and its consequences to human life on Earth. In the second part, Luiz Marques critically discusses what he calls the three concentric illusions that prevent us from realizing the gravity of the current socio-environmental crises: the illusion of a sustainable capitalism, the illusion that economic growth is still capable of providing more well-being and the anthropocentric illusion.Finally, Marques argues that 'fitting' back into the biosphere will only be possible if we dismantle the expansive socioeconomic gear that has shaped our societies since the 16th century by moving from a Social Contract to a Natural Contract, which takes into account the whole biosphere. According to him, the future society will be post-capitalist or it will not be a complex society, and even perhaps, we must fear, no society at all.'This book is backed up with the latest and best science and has made the complexities understandable for the average reader, all in a context of hope for the future.' - William J. Ripple, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Director of the Alliance of World Scientists, Oregon State University 480 pp. Englisch.…

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Titolo
Capitalism and Environmental Collapse
Autore
Luiz Marques
Editore
Springer International Publishing Aug 2021
Anno di pubblicazione
2021
Condizione
Neu
Rilegatura
Taschenbuch
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
3030475298
ISBN 13
9783030475291
Peso dell'articolo
721 grammi
Dimensioni
235x155x26 mm

BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K.

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