Tibor Faragó

Our Common Environment and Globalization

Shadows and Hopes

Increasing use of the environment and the environmental impacts of human activities

The period of industrialization (the ‘industrial revolution’) marked the beginning of the accelerating use of natural resources and the simultaneous growing environmental pressures in many other forms. The tremendous change of pace in this process started in the mid-twentieth century. The timing and extent of these changes have been very different in the developing and developed world, but also in the ‘second world,’ that is, in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (also called at that time the states of the ‘Eastern Bloc’). The impact of intensifying economic activities on individual societies and social groups has also been substantially different. While disadvantageous effects have been apparent in various regions, it was gradually realized that the process could even lead to global-level harmful consequences.

Our Common Environment and Globalization

Tartalomjegyzék

Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2024

ISBN: 978 963 664 076 7

Környezettudomány Idegen nyelvű

Globalization has had significant and severe impacts on the Earth’s environment, which is the common home of all human societies, and on which state and resources the life and the well-being of present and future generations depend. This book is devoted to the analysis of the evolution of the environmental globalization process, its drivers and dangerous consequences, and the development of international environmental scientific and policy cooperation. The most important international organizations, programs, and agreements are presented that deal with global environmental problems, and their effectiveness is also evaluated. Based on this comprehensive overview, the most essential conclusions and lessons are defined.

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