The Biosphere and Civilization
Intro -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss -- Chapter 1: The Global Ecological Situation -- References -- Chapter 2: A Critically Overpopulated Planet -- References -- Chapter 3: The Ecological Footprint of Modern Man -- References -- Part II: Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss (Continued) -- Chapter 4: The Social Dimensions of the Crisis -- References -- Chapter 5: Centralized Economics, the Market and Their "Contributions" -- References -- Chapter 6: Humanity's Spiritual Crisis as the Root Cause of the Ecological Challenge -- References -- Part III: World Society: Politicians and Scientists in Search of an Answer -- Chapter 7: First Steps by the UN and Club of Rome. The Computer Model That Rocked the World -- References -- Chapter 8: Programs of Change: Stockholm-Rio De Janeiro-Johannesburg-Rio+20 -- References -- Chapter 9: The Path to a Systemic Understanding of the Biosphere -- References -- Part IV: Permanence of the Planetary Environment and the Concept of Biotic Regulation -- Chapter 10: Abiotic Factors in Forming the Earth's Climate -- References -- Chapter 11: Role of the Biota in Forming the Environment -- References -- Chapter 12: Biotic Mechanisms for Supporting Environmental Stability -- References -- Part V: Weighing a Scientific Approach -- Chapter 13: Foundations of Sustainability in Nature and Society -- References -- Chapter 14: Sustainable Development Within the Norms of the Biosphere's Carrying Capacity -- References -- Chapter 15: Prerequisites for Sustainable Development and Maintaining Ecosystems by Country and Continent. Russia's "Special Project" -- References -- Chapter 16: What About Coevolution? -- References -- Conclusion: "The Die is not yet Cast" -- Reference -- Index.