Ian Goldin Quotes

United Kingdom, Professor
1955

Ian Andrew Goldin is a professor at the University of Oxford in England, and until September 2016 was the founding director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. He is Professor of Globalisation and Development, holds a professorial fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and is Senior Fellow at the Oxford Martin School. He was born in South Africa.

Also known as University Teacher

Human activity is having a major impact on the planet. We consume or have diverted a large proportion of the productivity of the land and oceans. Our hunger for land crowds out fellow species. Our waste products pollute the waters, warm the atmosphere and acidify the oceans.

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We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

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- Find
- Need
- Empower

Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.

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- Need
- Nations
- Divided
I've always been torn between the pure and the social sciences.

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- Always
- Pure
- Sciences
Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.

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- Community
- Action
In many cases, water stress is more about politics, economics, behaviour and governance than absolute water scarcity. Better planning is needed, to allocate water where societal need is greatest, and to allow trade-offs between alternative uses.

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- Water
- Politics
- Stress
People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.

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- People
- Good
- May