Planetary Accounting Quantifying How to Live Within Planetary Limits at Different Scales of Human Activity
This book presents a novel way to enable people, regardless of their scale of influence, to take responsibility for global environmental problems including climate change. It introduces a new framework called Planetary Accounting, which allows the Planetary Boundaries, non-negotiable limits for the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Singapore
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Introduction
- Chapter 1: The science of anthropogenic climate change
- Chapter 2: The Holocene, the Anthropocene, and the Planetary Boundaries
- Chapter 3: Managing the Earth System – Why we Need a Poly-Scalar Approach
- Chapter 4: Environmental Accounting, Absolute Limits, and Systemic Change
- Chapter 5: Resolving the Disconnect between Earth System Science, Management Theory, and Environmental Accounting
- Part 2: Developing Planetary Quotes
- Chapter 6: Translating the Planetary Boundaries into Planetary Quotas
- Chapter 7: A Planetary Quota for Carbon Dioxide.-Chapter 8: A Quota for Agricultural GHG Emissions (Methane and Nitrous Oxide)
- Chapter 9: A Quota for Forestland
- Chapter 10: A Quota for Ozone Depleting Substances
- Chapter 11: A Quota for Aerosols
- Chapter 12: A Quota for Water
- Chapter 13: A Quota for Nitrogen
- Chapter 14: The Phosphorus Quota
- Chapter 15: The Biodiversity Quota
- Chapter 16: The Imperishable Waste Quota. Part 3: The planetary Accounting Framework
- Chapter 17: The Planetary Accounting Framework