Al Hammond
Al Hammond is a serial entrepreneur, a widely published author, and a global leader in market-based solutions to poverty. He is co-founder and Executive VP for Strategy of Healthpoint Services, a global company implementing a disruptive model for delivering safe drinking water to rural and small town communities in India, and is also associated with Ashoka, a global network of social entrepreneurs. Earlier, he helped to launch the base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) movement that transformed how large companies and the international development community address poverty. He has served as a consultant to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, to several US federal agencies, to the United Nations, to a number of major corporations, and to several private foundations. He holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard Universities in engineering and applied mathematics.
Tellus Publications (Selected)
Paul Raskin, Tariq Banuri, Gilberto Gallopín, Al Hammond, Rob Swart, Robert Kates, Pablo Gutman
2002
The planetary phase of history has begun, but the future shape of global society remains profoundly uncertain. Though perhaps improbable, a shift toward a planetary civilization of enriched lives, human solidarity, and environmental sustainability is still possible. This treatise examines the historic roots of this fateful crossroads, analyzes alternative scenarios that can emerge from contemporary forces and contradictions, and points to strategies and choices for advancing a Great Transition. It synthesizes the insights of the Global Scenario Group, convened in 1995 by the Tellus Institute and Stockholm Environment Institute to explore the requirements for a sustainable and desirable future.
Paul Raskin, Gilberto Gallopín, Rob Swart, Al Hammond, Pablo Gutman
1998
This paper analyzes the prospects for sustainability within the confines of Conventional Worlds scenarios. The shift to more sustainable forms of development must at least begin at this level, although we will likely need more fundamental social changes to complete the transition to a sustainable global society. The paper introduces social and environmental targets as well as strategic policies for reaching them. It shows both the great potential for progress and the daunting challenges within a growth-driven development paradigm.
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Gilberto Gallopín, Al Hammond, Paul Raskin, Rob Swart
1997
This paper introduces scenario methods and a framework for envisioning global futures. It depicts contrasting world development scenarios, all compatible with current patterns and trends, but with sharply different implications for the quest for sustainability in the twenty-first century. The paper focuses on three broad scenario classes—Conventional Worlds, Barbarization, and Great Transitions—which are characterized by, respectively, essential continuity with current patterns, fundamental but degenerative social change, and fundamental and progressive social transformation.
