World Problems

Author : Jean-francois Rischard
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465004416

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High Noon by Jean-francois Rischard Pdf

In this age of instant communication and biotechnology, on this ever-smaller planet, what kinds of problems have we created for ourselves? How do we tackle them in a world where the accustomed methods used by nation-states may be reaching their natural limits?In High Noon, J. F. Rischard challenges us to take a new approach to the twenty most important and urgent global problems of the twenty-first century. Rischard finds their common thread: we don't have an effective way of dealing with the problems that our increasingly crowded, interconnected world creates. Our difficulties belong to the future, but our means of solving them belong to the past.Rischard proposes new vehicles for global problem-solving that are startling and persuasive. With its clear-eyed urgency and refreshing specificity, High Noon is an agenda-setting book that everyone who cares about the future must read.

Author : Susan Park
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107077218

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International Organisations and Global Problems by Susan Park Pdf

Analyses the effectiveness of international organisations as problem solvers of key issues in global politics.

Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139469234

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Solutions for the World's Biggest Problems by Bjørn Lomborg Pdf

The world has many pressing problems. Thanks to the efforts of governments, NGOs, and individual activists there is no shortage of ideas for resolving them. However, even if all governments were willing to spend more money on solving the problems, we cannot do it all at once. We have to prioritize; and in order to do this we need a better sense of the costs and benefits of each 'solution'. This book offers a rigorous overview of twenty-three of the world's biggest problems relating to the environment, governance, economics, and health and population. Leading economists provide a short survey of the analysis and sketch out policy solutions for which they provide cost-benefit ratios. A unique feature is the provision of freely downloadable software which allows readers to make their own cost-benefit calculations for spending money to make the world a better place.

Author : Bjørn Lomborg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107679338

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How Much Have Global Problems Cost the World? by Bjørn Lomborg Pdf

There are often blanket claims that the world is facing more problems than ever but there is a lack of empirical data to show where things have deteriorated or in fact improved. In this book, some of the world's leading economists discuss ten problems that have blighted human development, ranging from malnutrition, education, and climate change, to trade barriers and armed conflicts. Costs of the problems are quantified in percent of GDP, giving readers a unique opportunity to understand the development of each problem over the past century and the likely development into the middle of this century, and to compare the size of the challenges. For example: how bad was air pollution in 1900? How has it deteriorated and what about the future? Did climate change cost more than malnutrition in 2010? This pioneering initiative to provide answers to many of these questions will undoubtedly spark debate amongst a wide readership.

Author : JoAnn Chirico
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544361253

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Global Problems, Global Solutions by JoAnn Chirico Pdf

Global Problems, Global Solutions: Prospects for a Better World by JoAnn Chirico approaches social problems from a global perspective with an emphasis on using one’s sociological imagination. Perfect for instructors who involve students in research, this text connects problems borne by individuals to regional, global, and historical forces, and stresses the importance of evidence in forming opinions and policies addressing social issues. The book introduces readers to the complexities of the major problems that confront us today such as violent conflict, poverty, climate change, human trafficking and other issues that we encounter in our lives. It book concludes with a chapter on politics and government, underscoring the need for good governance at all levels–and cooperation among many layers of government–to build a better world.

Author : Walter Dodds
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030304102

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The World's Worst Problems by Walter Dodds Pdf

This book addresses the worst problems currently facing humanity and those that may pose future threats. The problems are explained and approached through a scientific lens, and categorized based on data involving global mortality, vulnerability, and threat level. The book presents indices of problem severity to compare relative intensity of current and potential crises. The approach avoids emotional argument using mainly empirical evidence to support the classification of relative problem severity. The author discusses multiple global problems and ranks them. He also explores specific solutions to each problem, links problems to human behavior from a social science perspective, considers international cooperation, and finally pathways to solutions. The book discusses confirmation bias and why this necessitates a scientific approach to tackle problems. The moral assumption that each person has the same rights to life and minimal suffering, and that the natural world has a right to exist, forms the basis of ranking problems based on death, suffering, and harm to the natural world. A focus is given to potential disasters such as asteroid collisions and super-volcanic eruptions, which are then presented in chapters that address specific contemporary global issues including disease, hunger, nuclear weapons and climate change. Furthermore the author then ranks the problems based on an index of problem severity, considering what other people think the worst problems are. The relative economic costs to solve each of these problems, individual behavior in the face of these problems, how people could work together internationally to combat them, and a general pathway toward solutions form the basis of the final chapters. This work will appeal to a wide range of readers, students considering how they can help the world, and scientists and policy makers interested in global problem solving./div

Author : United States. Office of Armed Forces Information and Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D03437784Y

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A Look at Some Major World Problems by United States. Office of Armed Forces Information and Education Pdf

Author : Andrew Wear
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786079008

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Solved by Andrew Wear Pdf

Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030. Iceland has topped the gender equality rankings for a decade and counting. South Korea’s average life expectancy will soon reach ninety. How have these places achieved such remarkable outcomes? And how can we apply those lessons to our own communities? The future we want is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. By bringing together for the first time tried and tested solutions to society's most pressing problems, from violence to inequality, Andrew Wear shows that the world we want to live in is already within reach. Solved is a much-needed dose of optimism in an atmosphere of doom and gloom. Informative, accessible and revelatory, it is a celebration of the power of human ingenuity to make the future brighter for everyone.

Author : John McMurtry
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848264014

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PHILOSOPHY AND WORLD PROBLEMS – Volume II by John McMurtry Pdf

Philosophy and World Problems theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Philosophy and World Problems deals, in three volumes and covers several topics, with a myriad of issues of great relevance to our world on Philosophy and World Problems. Philosophy resists conclusions because its method across disagreements – like modern science to which it gives rise - always leaves issues open to counter-argument and furtherance of understanding. This is how philosophy differs from religious, sectarian and other dogmas and closed systems of thinking. Yet agreement across the research contributing to this work is implicit or explicit on one meta principle: whatever is incoherent with organic, social and ecological life requirements through time is false, and evil to the extent of its reduction and destruction of life fields and support systems. These three volumes are aimed at a wide spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Researchers and Educators.

Author : Robert J. Sternberg,Howard C. Nusbaum,Judith Glück
Publisher : Springer
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030202873

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Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems by Robert J. Sternberg,Howard C. Nusbaum,Judith Glück Pdf

This book presents perspectives from world experts in the field of wisdom studies to propose how wisdom can provide the foundation upon which solutions to social and global problems can be grounded. The authors argue that where society has come to rely on leaders with skills relating to knowledge and intelligence; instead we should focus on wisdom-based acumen for our leaders in government, business, and the military. In this book the authors offer evidence-based definitions of wisdom and apply these to world problems they believe could potentially be solved using wise solutions. Among the case studies confronted are terrorism and war, poverty and economic disparity, climate change, increasing antibiotic resistance and political corruption. Focusing on the cognitive, social and emotional processes involved in everyday decision-making, this book presents a compelling argument for the application of wise problem-solving to complex world issues that will appeal in particular to those in leadership, teaching and policy roles, and open new pathways in the fields of wisdom-studies, psychology, sociology and political theory.

Author : Bernard S Phillips,J. David Knottnerus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317262886

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Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems by Bernard S Phillips,J. David Knottnerus Pdf

On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills, the 'bureaucratic ethos' that he described continues to define our world more than ever before. In Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems eleven contributors systematically continue and develop Mills' broad vision of the scientific method. They analyse escalating bureaucratic barriers that prevent us from solving our many pressing social, environmental, and economic problems.

Author : United States. Department of State. Office of Media Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Educational exchanges
ISBN : MINN:31951D03597828X

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Around the Corner: Preparing Today's Students to Meet Tomorrow's World Problems by United States. Department of State. Office of Media Services Pdf

Author : Beth Simone Noveck
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300230154

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Solving Public Problems by Beth Simone Noveck Pdf

How to take advantage of technology, data, and the collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday's toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powerful solutions to contemporary problems. Offering a radical rethinking of the role of the public servant and the skills of the public workforce, this book is about the vast gap between failing public institutions and the huge number of public entrepreneurs doing extraordinary things--and how to close that gap. Drawing on lessons learned from decades of advising global leaders and from original interviews and surveys of thousands of public problem solvers, Beth Simone Noveck provides a practical guide for public servants, community leaders, students, and activists to become more effective, equitable, and inclusive leaders and repair our troubled, twenty-first-century world.

Author : Lewis Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000472332

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Indigenous Intergenerational Resilience by Lewis Williams Pdf

This book argues that there is a need to develop greater indigenous-led intergenerational resilience in order to meet the challenges posed by contemporary crises of climate change, cultural clashes, and adversity. In today’s media, the climate crisis is kept largely separate and distinct from the violent cultural clashes unfolding on the grounds of religion and migration, but each is similarly symptomatic of the erasure of the human connection to place and the accompanying tensions between generations and cultures. This book argues that both forms of crisis are intimately related, under-scored and driven by the structures of white supremacism which at their most immediate and visible, manifest as the discipline of black bodies, and at more fundamental and far-reaching proportions, are about the power, privilege and patterns of thinking associated with but no longer exclusive to white people. In the face of such crisis, it is essential to bring the experience and wisdom of Elders and traditional knowledge keepers together with the contemporary realities and vision of youth. This book’s inclusive and critical perspective on Indigenous-led intergenerational resilience will be valuable to Indigenous and non-Indigenous interdisciplinary scholars working on human-ecological resilience.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Sourcebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 1492647225

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Mer World Problems by Anonim Pdf

Mermaids might seem to have it all, with their shiny tails and fancy seashell castles, but life under the sea is full of difficulties. This coloring book features twenty examples of the most pressing issues mermaids face, including socially inept sea turtles, barnacle breakouts, interpersonal issues with fish, lack of wifi, and more. Theo Nicole's Lorenz's humorous, offbeat coloring books are perfect for anyone looking to break outside the world of patterns and mandalas, and add some laughter along the way!