The Biosphere and Civilization: In the Throes of a Global Crisis

Part 1 Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss.- Chapter 1 The Global Ecological Situation.- Chapter 2 A Critically Overpopulated Planet.- Chapter 3 The Ecological Footprint of Modern Man.- Part II Civilization in Crisis: The Edge of the Abyss (Continued).- Chapter 4 The Social Dimensions of the Crisis.- Chapter 5 Centralized Economics, the Market and Their "Contributions".- Part III World Society: Politicians and Scientists in Search of an Answer.- Chapter 7 First Steps by the UN and Club of Rome The Computer Model That Rocked the World.- Chapter 8 Programs of Change: Stockholm-Rio de Janeiro-Johannesburg-Rio+20.- Chapter 9 The Path to a Systemic Concept of the Biosphere.- Part IV Permanence of the Planetary Environment and the Concept of Biotic Regulation.- Chapter 10 Abiotic Factors in Forming the Earth's Climate.- Chapter 11 Role of the Biota in Forming the Environment.- Chapter 12 Biotic Mechanisms for Supporting Environmental Stability.- Part V Weighing a Scientific Approach.- Chapter 13 Foundations for Sustainability in Nature and Society.- Chapter 14 Sustainable Development Within the Norms of the Biosphere's Carrying Capacity.- Chapter 15 Prerequisites for Sustainable Development and Maintaining Ecosystems by Country and Continent. Russia's "Special Project".- Chapter 16 What About Coevolution?.- IN PLACE OF A CONCLUSION: THE DIE IS NOT YET CAST.- Bibliography.