State of the world 2015 : confronting hidden threats to sustainability /

We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable...

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Corporate Author:	Worldwatch Institute (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Gardner, Gary T., 1958- (Project director), Prugh, Tom (Project director), Renner, Michael (Project director), Mastny, Lisa (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, DC] : Island Press, [2015]
Series:	State of the world library.
Subjects:	Sustainable development > Political aspects. Sustainable development > Social aspects. Environmental responsibility. Sustainability. Sustainable development. Environmental policy.
Summary:	We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Food insecurity, financial assets drained of value, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system. In this volume, experts explore these hidden threats along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks.