Table of Contents

Foreword

Visions of a Sustainable World
by Murray Gell-Mann

Managing Human Behavior in the Global Commons: Space, Atmosphere, Oceans, Antarctica
by Harlan Cleveland

Sustainable Global Commons

Development for a Sustainable Future

The Need for Birth Control: Why and What Kind?
by Carl Djerassi

The Demographic Transition and the Technological Transition

The Economic Transition: Recognizing Total Costs

Transnationalism and the Politics and Governance of a Sustainable Society
by John Steinbruner

Transition to Effective Global Governance

Cultural and Ideological Transitions: Beliefs, Value Systems, and Sustainability

Contemplating the Unexpected
by Paul MacCready

Speculations About Future Humans
by Leroy Hood

A Biological Century?
by Gregory Benford

Computers and Society: Evolution and Revolution
by John Hopfield

Unexpected Challenges to a Sustainable World

Afterword