The Earth policy reader /
In this study, the award-winning environmental analyst Lester Brown and his colleagues have charted progress in building the eco-economy - an economy in harmony with the Earth's ecosystems, not undermining them. This edition of the biennial reader highlights 12 key trends, from population growi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Earthscan,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In this study, the award-winning environmental analyst Lester Brown and his colleagues have charted progress in building the eco-economy - an economy in harmony with the Earth's ecosystems, not undermining them. This edition of the biennial reader highlights 12 key trends, from population growing by 80 million annually, to ice melting, to the boom in use of solar cells. It explains, for example, why wind-generated electricity is emerging as the foundation of the new post-fossil fuel energy economy. It also specifically investigates China's desertification problem, the issues surrounding food p. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781134208340 1134208340 9781315072005 1315072009 9781134208487 1134208480 9781134208418 1134208413 9781138411333 1138411337 1853839701 9781853839702 |