Ecosociocentrism

This book, on the subject of global environmental crisis and climate change that has threatened the very existence of humankind and the living system on planet Earth, claims that the current Anthropocene is the most dangerous era of environmental, and ecological crisis the planet Earth has ever witnessed. This book not only insightfully reflects upon the crisis manifested by climate change, breakdown of planetary ecosystem, extinction and annihilation of millions of species, acidification of oceans, desertification of productive lands, and toxic pollution attributing to the current dominant neoliberal economic model but also presents a new ethical development framework that recognizes and promotes the instrumental, relational and intrinsic values in the Earth system which form the basis for social and environmental sustainability. This is a useful book for all stakeholders involved in environmental protection, UN, and development agencies, INGOs, civil societies, NGOs, governments officials and professionals, media personnel, universities faculties, students, and researchers.

Critiques the dominant development paradigm responsible for global environmental problems and the climate crisis

Presents a new ethical development framework that recognizes and promotes social and environmental sustainability

Provides arguments about the need of the proper valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services

Contenu

Chapter 1: Ecological Variables and Emerging Concepts in Ecology: Chapter 2: Importance of Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services.- Chapter 3: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Destruction.- Chapter 4: Understanding Ecosystem Evolution and Behavior.- Chapter 5: Autopoiesis, Organizational Complexity, and Ecosystem Health.- Chapter 6: Satisfaction of Human Needs and Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 7: Climate Change and Its Threat to Humanity in Anthropocene.- Chapter 8: Valuation of Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital.- Chapter 9: Metaphysics of Dominant Development Paradigm and Its Critique.- Chapter 10: Ethics, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 11: Buddhism, Gaia, and System Theory on Environmentalism.- Chapter 12: Power of Collective Human Consciousness.- Chapter 13: Ecosociocentrism: The Earth First Paradigm for Sustainable Living.