自然資本の確保と公平性の拡大は,文明の再拡大のために必要である
Paul R Ehrlich1, Peter M Kareiva, Gretchen C Daily
1Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA. pre@stanford.edu
Nature
|June 9, 2012
まとめ
人口増加と資源への影響により,人類は持続可能性から遠ざかっています. これに対処するには,持続可能な未来のために,人口,自然資本,公平性,学術的リーダーシップの変革的な変化が必要です.
科学分野:
- 環境科学と持続可能性の研究.
- 人口の社会経済的影響.
- グローバルエコロジーと資源管理.
背景:
- 人類の現在の軌道はますます持続不可能になり,基本的なニーズを満たす地球の能力を圧迫しています.
- 意識が高まっており,洗練された取り組みも行われているが,課題の複雑さは著しい.
- 持続可能な開発戦略における変革的な変化が緊急に必要である.
研究 の 目的:
- 持続可能な開発における変革的な変化の見通しを探求する.
- 持続可能性を達成するための重要な分野を特定する.
- 人口,自然資本,公平性,学界の役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- 生物物理学的および社会経済的要因の概念分析.
- 人口,資源利用,公平性との相互関係の探求.
- 持続可能性のための社会的リーダーシップにおける学界の役割の検討.
主要な成果:
- 人類は,持続可能な実践から急速に逸脱しています.
- 人口増加と一人当たりの影響は,重要な問題です.
- 不平等を減らすことは,持続可能な人口と自然資本を達成するための鍵です.
結論:
- 変革的な変化は,持続可能な開発にとって不可欠です.
- 人口の規模と自然資本に対処するには,公平性に重点を置く必要があります.
- 学術的リーダーシップの強化は,持続可能性に向けた社会的進歩にとって不可欠です.
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