Contents

Mikhail Gorbachev. New book of Viktor Danilov-Danilian and Kim Losev

FOREWORD

CHAPTER 1. Crisis of Civilization

1.1. Ecological Crisis

1.2. Social Crisis

1.3. Demographic Crisis

1.4. Global Economic Situation

1.5. Crisis of Civilization and its Consequences

1.6. Crisis of Human Spirit

CHAPTER 2. Searching for Solution of Crisis

2.1. Limits of Growth

2.2. Program of Changes

2.3. From Stockholm to Rio

2.4. Biotic Regulation of Environment

CHAPTER 3. Traditional Definitions of Sustainable Development

3.1. History of Term

3.2. Development, Growth and Sustainable Development

3.3. Current Situation and Sustainable Development

3.4. «New» Proposals of Neo-cornucopian

3.5. Coevolution as «Rescue» Idea

CHAPTER 4. Sustainable Development: Scientific Approach

4.1. Definition of Term

4.2. Economic Carrying Capacity, or Biosphere
Perturbing Limit

4.3. Main Goals of Sustainable Development, Limitation,
Probable Scenarios and Initial Conditions

4.4. Basic Indicators of Sustainable Development

CHAPTER 5. Perspectives of Sustainable Development in Russia

5.1. Do We Need to Discuss Problems of the Sustainable Development?

5.2. Survey of Sustainable Development Drafts

5.3. Mathematical Modelling of Sustainable Development

5.4. Initial Concept of Sustainable Development

5.5. Modern Ecological Situation in Russia and Providing
its Ecological Stability

5.6. Sustainable Economic Development

5.7. Social Issues and Sustainable Development

5.8. Demographic Issues and Sustainable Development

5.9. Public Consciousness and Sustainable Development

5.10. International Aspects and Sustainable Development

5.11. Territorial Issues of Sustainable Development

5.12. Possible Scenarios of Exit from Structural Crisis and Perspectives of Sustainable Development in Russia

Conclusion

Appendix 1. V.V.Gorshkov, V.G.Gorshkov, V.I.Danilov-Danilian,
K.S.Losev, A.M.Makar’eva. Biotic Regulation
of Environment

Appendix 2. Concept of Russia’s Transition to Sustainable
Development

Bibliography

Indexes

3. Vitaly G. Gorokhov. Conceptions of the Modern Natural Sciences and Technology. Moscow: INFRA-M, 2000. - 608 p.

CONTENTS

Part I. The development of the modern science. Philosophy and history of science and technology

Chapter 1. What is it science? Science as an object of the investigation and management

4. Representation of science as a disciplinary science

5. Modern conceptions of the historical development of the interactions of the natural science and technology

6. Methodology of the research and design