A new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over is an impressive piece of art crystallizing the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over edited by tom butler. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by population media. Seleen was in conversation with executive director at essence, julee wilson, who moderated the talk. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over crystallizes the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot photo essay. Climate change, biodepletion, and earth ethics in an age of crisis, life on the brink. A book that i will definitely pick up again and recommend. Tom butler author of overdevelopment, overpopulation. The book sums up the distress in our biosphere in a. In an exhibitformat treatment with provocative photos from across the globe, over moves beyond insider debates and tired old arguments yes, population numbers and consumption both matter. Mar 19, 2015 overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot is the centerpiece of the global population speak out campaign. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot 2015, hardcover. Most conversations about population begin with statisticsdemographic data, fertility rates in this or that region, the latest reports on malnutrition, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and so on.
Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot post carbon. You will be even more so after viewing the dramatic, often depressing photo essays in the recently released work overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot an urgent call to global action for population reduction, sponsored by the population institute and the population media center. The free e book shows a series of powerful photographs along with. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over is an impressive. Even as a waste disposal site, the world is finite. Every problem facing humanity, from poverty to violent conflict over resources, is exacerbated by a. Thats the philosophy behind the new coffee table book, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot, produced by the population media center. Apr 07, 2015 overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over aims to open the worlds eyes to the perils of overpopulation on the planet. It is a very damning book on the state of humanity, and everyone who reads it instantly recognizes that they are, themselves, a part of the problem, and the problem is not something that they can remove themselves from. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot book hennepin. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot foundation for. Hieronymus boschs ghastly depictions of hell meet their match in many of the reallife images collected in a sobering new book, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. Jun 23, 2015 a few weeks ago i received a copy of overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot in the post.
William ryersons introduction to the new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot most conversations about population begin with statisticsdemographic data, fertility rates in this or that region, the latest reports on malnutrition, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and so on. She is also coeditor of a number of books, including gaia in turmoil. Mar 20, 2015 william ryersons introduction to the new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. Compiled and edited by conservationist tom butler who is the editorial projects director of the foundation for deep ecology and the president of the northeast wilderness trust, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot is as large and dramatic as the topic it covers. The new book, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot takes on the our ballooning population in a unique and visually hitting way. Review of overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. By william ryerson 2015 global population speak out. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot resilience. Mar 25, 2015 isnt it time to start talking about the equation that matters most to the future of people and the planet. Its time to make millions of people acutely, immediately, and viscerally aware of the dangers and deprivations facing people and the planet.
This book is the focal point of the 2015 global population speak out campaign and the organization is granting free copies to activists who want to use it to create change. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over contains powerful and evocative images showing the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys. Over book giveaway population media center fall 2019. Introducing overdevelopment, overpopulation overshoot. Post carbon fellow bill ryersons introduction to the new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot most conversations about population begin with statisticsdemographic data, fertility rates in this or that region, the latest reports on malnutrition, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change.
To better understand humanity, as an exercise in confronting the truth, and to locate the pit of our stomach, we took a hard look at the issue of overpopulation and overdevelopment via the two hundred photographs in this book we are much the. Essence magazine hosts book panel for street culture. There are thousands of essays, articles and books dealing with population but overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot provides a convincing new way of understanding the impacts of population size on human welfare and nature. The book is the centerpiece of the groups global population speakout campaign. The book contains powerful and evocative images showing the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. With provocative photos from around the world, over for short presents a collection of photos that show just how our human numbers and behavior have impacted earth. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot is dedicated to the late william r. Due to limited supply, not all free book proposals will be approved. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over crystallizes the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. It addresses environmental deterioration through subjects including materialism, consumption. It contains more than 300 pages of powerful images shot by photographers around the world and crystallizes the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption.
The following is an excerpt from overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by tom butler. At the heart of the book are powerful and evocative photographs, urban landscapes mostly, illustrating the many challenges caused by human population. So why is the explosive growth of the human family. As vividly illustrated by this book, human numbers and activity are.
One of the common places of environmental writing these days is a population forecast of 10 billion people, by centurys end. View the book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over contains powerful and evocative images showing the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. Mother pelican a journal of solidarity and sustainability. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot book depository. Humanity spreads life supports shrink npg booknote are you alarmed about rapid u. Powerful and evocative photography makes this book an impressive and compelling piece of art. Review over development over population over shoot over development over population over shoot edited by tom butler is one fantastic, but terrifying book. The book is a coffeetable style volume about population and its impact on the. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by ibon. And why has the environmental movement chosen to be mostly. Foundation for deep ecology overdevelopment, overpopulation. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot, edited by. Author, seleen, participated in a wellattended panel discussion held by essence magazine to discuss street culture and announce its coming.
Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over is an impressive piece of art crystallizing the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption in stunning. Images of consumption are the theme of the book, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by tom butler. His book, overshoot, may stand as the central text of the 20th century about the ecological fate of humankind. The 14 photo essays and accompanying quotations and text in overdevelopment overpopulation overshoot over, from population media center, population institute and deep ecology institute the astonishing centerpiece of the global population speak out website is a fitting, perhaps unprecedented tribute to the clear and present insanity of homo sapiens. The hard copy must be enormous, but the book is readily, ingeniously accessible on the speakout site. March 28, 2015 over and over and over again makes for essential reading michael tobias and jane gray morrison. The book represents a missed opportunity in that so few people were able. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot, a recently published book, is a jawdropping expose which challenges the very essence of sustainable development mixing quotes from renowned world.
This book has plenty of powerful images illustrating the problems generated by overpopulation and consumption, together with quotes from famous writers, scientists and ecologists to help understand and raise awareness about the destruction of natural environments. I really wish that this issues was addressed and talked about a lot more. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over aims to open the worlds eyes to the perils of overpopulation on the planet. In a book as large and dramatic as the topic it covers, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over will ignite that conversation around the world. In a book as large and dramatic as the topic it covers, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot will ignite your passions for the sanctity of the planet, and inspire you towards new activism in support of global sustainability. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot goff books. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by ibon sun may 17, 2015 12.
Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot view the book. The publication centerpiece of the global population speakout campaign, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot \over\ moves beyond insider debates and tired arguments human numbers and overconsumption are both responsible for the crisis of population overshoot. Tom butler author of overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot nhbs academic. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot afterword. So why is the explosive growth of the human familymore than sevenfold since the industrial revolution and still expanding rapidlygenerally ignored by policy makers and the media.
Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot by population. Overweight, one could add to that list this is a hefty tome. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot book, 2015. The single greatest issue that has ever face humanity is climate change. Overdevelopment overpopulation overshoot is a new book that uses stunning photography to paint a visceral picture of todays manmade ecological crisis. Powerful images show the terrible effects of overpopulation. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot tom butler. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot afterword february 15. An energy sector madly trying to power growth using any means necessaryfrom splitting atoms to fracking shale to decapitating mountains in search of coal. Mar 20, 2015 post carbon fellow bill ryersons introduction to the new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. Nhbs tom butler, musimbi kanyoro, william n ryerson, eileen crist, goff books. The book was released as an activist tool of the global population speak out, an organization that.
In 2015, a book as large and dramatic as the topic it covers, overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over will ignite that conversation around the world. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over is not your usual coffee table book. An environmental ngo global population speak out has produced a photo book documenting the planets woes, called overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. William ryersons introduction to the new book overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot. There are more than seven billion souls now alive on earth and the planet is suffering.
Some environmental experts are incredulous that such a number can be approached, predicting catastrophe or a combination of catastrophes entailing much suffering, before humanity stabilizes at lower numbers. Also at the agm i was privileged to receive on behalf of the kbrc a copy of overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over, a publication with powerful and evocative images to show the ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. The somewhat unique angle of the book is that many of the problems are tied to the population boom. Essays and narrative by prominent experts accompany the photos. The population media center must be spending a fortune posting these things out. Peter beltra trash wave indonesian surfer dede surinaya catches a wave in a remote but garbagecovered bay on java, indonesia, the worlds most populated island. Humans staggering effect on earth the washington post.
Ecological and social tragedies of humanitys ballooning numbers and consumption. Every major problem facing humanity is exacerbated by a needlessly ballooning human population. Apr 14, 2015 overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot over is not your usual coffee table book. Isnt it time to start talking about the equation that matters most to the future of people and the planet. I wish people heard as much about overpopulation and overdevelopment as they do about issues like breastfeeding in public, or the antivaccination debate. In an exhibitformat treatment with provocative photos from across the globe, over moves beyond insider debates and tired old arguments yes. Over is a largeformat book which, through highly compelling photographs and excellent text, depicts the way human numbers and behaviour have damaged the very biosphere. A few weeks ago i received a copy of overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot in the post. Buy overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot sustainable. Overdevelopment, overpopulation, overshoot, edited by tom.
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