Space Systems and Sustainability

Dr. Joseph N. Pelton is an award-winning author and editor of some 50 books and over 300 articles in the field of telecommunications and networking, space systems, future technologies, and urban planning. His book Global Talk won a Pulitzer Prize nomination and won the Eugene Emme Literature Award of the International Association of Astronautics. In July 2013, he received the British Interplanetary Society International Award known as “The Arthur” in honor of Arthur C. Clarke. Dr. Pelton also received the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award in 2001 and the IAASS “da Vinci Award” for lifetime achievement. Most recently he won the Guardian Award of the Lifeboat Foundation, which was previously won by Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffet.Dr. Pelton is the Founding President of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, the Founder and former Executive Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, and played a key role in the founding ofthe International Space University. He announced the formation of the Clarke Foundation at the White House in 1983 while he was acting as the Managing Director of the National Committee for World Communications Year – A US Presidential Appointment. He played a role in the formation of the Arthur C. Clarke Center on the Human Imagination at the University of California San Diego in 2012 as well as a new STEM education exhibit at the National Electronics Museum that opened in September 2018. His degrees are from the University of Tulsa (B.S.), New York University (M.A.), and Georgetown University (Ph.D.) His most recent books include: Preparing for the Next Cyber Revolution, Space 2.0: Revolutionary Advances in the Space Industry, The New Gold Rush: The Riches of Space Beckon, Smart Cities for Today and Tomorrow, Digital Defense, and The Farthest Shore: An 21st Century Guide to Space (2nd Edition). He is currently assisting the Hudson Foundation with a re-examination of global space policy. His web page is: http://www.josephpelton.com/books-and-articlesHe resides in Arlington, Virginia.

• Chapter 1. Ten Existential Risks to Life on Earth.- Chapter 2. How Space Systems and New Technology Can Help.- Chapter 3. Pandemics.- Chapter 4. Pollution.- Chapter 5. Biochemical and Nuclear Weapons.- Chapter 6. Asteroids and Planetary Protection Systems.- Chapter 7. Comets and Lesser Known Cosmic Threats.- Chapter 8. Solar Storms, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Solar Shields.- Chapter 9. Overpopulation.- Chapter 10. Climate Change.- Chapter 11. Nuclear Waste and Pathogens.- Chapter 12. Natural Disasters.- Chapter 13. Artificial Intelligence, Cyberattacks, and Advanced Technology.- Chapter 14. A New International Agreement on Global Sustainability.- Chapter 15. A New Way Forward