Tibor Faragó

Our Common Environment and Globalization

Shadows and Hopes

The environmental vulnerability, resilience, and adaptability of societies

The effects of environmental changes depend not only on their speed and extent but also on the vulnerability of the system subject to the changes and its ‘resilience’ to these alterations [UNEP, 2002]. The latter concept covers the tolerance of living organisms, societies, and groups or individuals to external impacts and stresses [Székely, 2015], but there are many different forms of its manifestation and interpretation. In the case of the exposure of living organisms to potentially harmful substances (e.g., toxic chemicals), the harm also depends on the duration and the strength of the exposure. Such more or less significant impacts and consequences have accompanied the history of humanity. However, since the 1970s, scientific investigation and cooperation in this field have developed strongly in parallel with the increasing extent of such environmental impacts and the realization of their international and even possibly global dimensions. This problem area has become linked to the issue of environmental security.

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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