TY - BOOK AU - Kanninen,Tapio TI - Crisis of global sustainability T2 - Routledge Global Institutions Series SN - 9780415694179 AV - HC 79 K16c 2013 U1 - 338.9/27 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Club of Rome KW - Club de Roma KW - Sustainable development KW - Government policy KW - Desarrollo sostenible KW - PolĂ­tica gubernamental N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-165) and index; Introduction 1. The birth and evolution of the Club of Rome: early identification of a global crisis 2. A new way of thinking: the MIT study The Limits to Growth 3. How have the concepts and doctrines of sustainability changed? 4. Intergovernmental action 1972-2012: from Stockholm to Rio plus 20 5. Planetary boundaries: doomsday prophecies or scientific projections? 6. A crisis of institutions: how to manage our interconnected future? 7. Overcoming the crisis of mind and action: creating new institutions and strategies for a global emergency 8. The future: thinking big about global institutions and world governance 9. Epilogue: what should be done? N2 - "The book provides a critical history of the concept of sustainability and the various institutional measures taken to promote, implement and enforce sustainable development"-- ER -