000			01902 a2200169 4500
999			_c25771 _d25771
020			_a9780199896615
082			_a363.7 _bPAU-W
100			_aSteinberg, Paul F.
245			_aWho rules the earth: how social rules shape our planet and our lives
260			_bOxford University Press _c2015 _aNew York
300			_aix,338p
504			_aInclude Index
520			_aWorldwide, half a million people die from air pollution each year-more than perish in all wars combined. One in every five mammal species on the planet is threatened with extinction. Our climate is warming, our forests are in decline, and every day we hear news of the latest ecological crisis. What will it really take to move society onto a more sustainable path? Many of us are already doing the "little things" to help the earth, like recycling or buying organic produce. These are important steps-but they're not enough. In Who Rules the Earth?, Paul Steinberg, a leading scholar of environmental politics, shows that the shift toward a sustainable world requires modifying the very rules that guide human behavior and shape the ways we interact with the earth. We know these rules by familiar names like city codes, product design standards, business contracts, public policies, cultural norms, and national constitutions. Though these rules are largely invisible, their impact across the planet has been dramatic. By changing the rules, Ontario, Canada has cut the levels of pesticides in its waterways in half. The city of Copenhagen has adopted new planning codes that will reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2025. In the United States, a handful of industry mavericks designed new rules to promote greener buildings and transformed the world's largest industry into a more sustainable enterprise.
546			_a
650			_aEnvironmental policy--Social aspects _vEnvironmentalism--Social aspects
942			_2ddc _cBK