A parliament of science : science for the 21st century /
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 171 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11159645 |
Table of Contents:
- A Parliament of Science
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Michael Tobias: Introduction
- I. Biosphere, Ecology, and Sustainability
- Crispin Tickell: The Scandal of Unsustainability
- Robert May: The Sixth Wave of Extinction
- Anthony C. Janetos: Protecting the Biosphere
- Robert Watson: Where Science and Policy Meet: The Search for a Common Language
- Madhav Gadgil: Ecology: Modern Science and Traditional Wisdom
- II. Science, Policy, and the Public
- Federico Mayor: The Eyes of the Universe
- John Durant: Hope, Anxiety, and Doubt: The Public View of ScienceRita R. Colwell: The Role of the Citizen
- Leon M. Lederman: Particles and Poverty
- Julia Marton-Lefevre: Only People Give Me Hope
- III. Science and Peace
- Frans B.M. Dewaal: The Biology of Making Peace
- Joseph Rotblat: A Life Devoted to Peace
- Yechiel Becker: Science for Peace
- IV. Science for the Twenty-first Century
- Ismail Serageldin: The Cry of the Eight Hundred Million
- M. S. Swaminathan: The Soul of Sustainability
- Bruce Alberts: Sharing Knowledge for Development
- Mohamed H.A. Hassan: Let Our Children Bridge the GapMargaret Somerville: Doing Science in Ethics Time
- Bibliography
- About the Editors
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
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