|
|
In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought previously unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology, and fed an explosion in population and consumption. But this growth came at an incredible cost. Climate change, peak oil, freshwater depletion, species extinction, and a host of economic and social problems now challenge us as never before. "The Post Carbon Reader" features articles by some of the world's most provocative thinkers on the key drivers shaping this new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and systems resilience. This unprecedented collection takes a hard-nosed look at the interconnected threats of our global sustainability quandary - as well as the most promising responses. "The Post Carbon Reader" is a valuable resource for policymakers, college classrooms, and concerned citizens.
| ISBN | 0970950063 | | Pages | 440 | | ISBN13 | 9780970950062
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 756 | | Publisher | Watershed Media Press | | Published in | Boonville | | Imprint | Watershed Media Press | | Height (mm) | 153 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 227 | | Publication date | 03 Dec 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 338.927 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
|
| |
| | | Foreword by Asher Miller | | | | | | Preface by Daniel Lerch | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | PART ONE | | FOUNDATION CONCEPTS | | | | 1 | | Beyond the Limits to Growth by Richard Heinberg | | 3 | | 2 | | What is Sustainability? by Richard Heinberg | | 13 | | Box 2.1 | | Defining Social Sustainability by Mary King | | 21 | | 3 | | Thinking "Resilience" by William E. Rees | | 25 | | PART TWO | | CLIMATE | | | | 4 | | A New World by Bill McKibben | | 43 | | 5 | | The International Response to Climate Change by Richard Douthwaite | | 53 | | Box 5.1 | | Cap and Dividend in the United States by Mike Sandler | | 60 | | 6 | | The Ecological Deficit: Creating a New Political Framework by David Orr | | 63 | | PART THREE | | WATER | | | | 7 | | Water: Adapting to a New Normal by Sandra Postel | | 77 | | PART FOUR | | BIODIVERSITY | | | | 8 | | Peak Nature? by Stephanie Mills | | 97 | | PART FIVE | | FOOD | | | | 9 | | Getting Fossil Fuels Off the Plate by Michael Bomford | | 119 | | 10 | | Tackling the Oldest Environmental Problem: Agriculture and Its Impact on Soil by Wes Jackson | | 128 | | 11 | | Growing Community Food Systems by Erika Allen | | 140 | | PART SIX | | POPULATION | | | | 12 | | Population: The Multiplier of Everything Else by William N. Ryerson | | 153 | | PART SEVEN | | CULTURE AND BEHAVIOR | | | | | More... | | |
"A must-read for anyone who cares about how peak oil and climate change affect us all."--Transition Voice "Unlike other books that may be easily filed under 'Gloom and Doom,' authors ... made sure to explore positive paths laden with solution examples."--Green Flow "This clearly understandable work is a good sustainable development resource, useful for environmental policy collections."--Choice  Be the first to write a customer review
|
|
|
|
|
Enlarge
