Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability

by National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Policy Division

World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a stabilizing population also be a transition to sustainability? How can science and technology help to ensure that human needs are met while the planet's environment is nurtured and restored?

Our Common Journey examines these momentous questions to draw strategic connections between scientific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309067839
• ISBN13: 9780309067836
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"