We are entering this century with a realization that, bounteous as Earth's resources seem and as resilient as its ecosystems are, both have limits in a planet as small and crowded as ours.
We live at a time of extraordinary opportunity to be welcomed and not feared. Few generations are granted the chance to change the course of civilization; nearly all are entrapped to travel a well-established path along which the future is let happen rather than created. Not so for current generations who must quickly depart from the past. In doing so, all will enjoy the rare opportunity to use more powerfully than ever before the two characteristics that most distinguish humans from all else that lives: our unlimited creativity and our sense of moral purpose.
We owe our descendants an opportunity to inhabit a planet more benevolent than the one we enjoyed (alas, enjoyed a bit too much). Therein lies the definition of sustainability.
Dawn of the Anthropocene explores the issues of building a sustainable future from the perspective of a scientist versed in not only the problems, but also the potential solutions, all framed in view of meeting humanity’s needs. Leveraging the extensive literature, this well-documented book will not only inform, but lift you towards the positive potential of a sustainable future.
We live at a time of extraordinary opportunity to be welcomed and not feared. Few generations are granted the chance to change the course of civilization; nearly all are entrapped to travel a well-established path along which the future is let happen rather than created. Not so for current generations who must quickly depart from the past. In doing so, all will enjoy the rare opportunity to use more powerfully than ever before the two characteristics that most distinguish humans from all else that lives: our unlimited creativity and our sense of moral purpose.
We owe our descendants an opportunity to inhabit a planet more benevolent than the one we enjoyed (alas, enjoyed a bit too much). Therein lies the definition of sustainability.
Dawn of the Anthropocene explores the issues of building a sustainable future from the perspective of a scientist versed in not only the problems, but also the potential solutions, all framed in view of meeting humanity’s needs. Leveraging the extensive literature, this well-documented book will not only inform, but lift you towards the positive potential of a sustainable future.
