The Infinite Resource : The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet /

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Climate change. Finite fossil fuels. Fresh water depletion. Rising commodity prices. Ocean acidification. Overpopulation. Deforestation. Feeding the world's billions. We're beset by an array of natural resource and environmental challenges. They pose a tremendous risk to human prosperity,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naam, Ramez
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Innovation
Nachhaltigkeit
Erneuerbare Ressourcen
Sustainable development.
Renewable natural resources.
Natural resources.
Conservation of natural resources.
sustainable development.
natural resources.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
Developpement durable.
Ressources naturelles.
Ressources renouvelables.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Climate change. Finite fossil fuels. Fresh water depletion. Rising commodity prices. Ocean acidification. Overpopulation. Deforestation. Feeding the world's billions. We're beset by an array of natural resource and environmental challenges. They pose a tremendous risk to human prosperity, to world peace, and to the planet itself. Yet, if we act, these problems are addressable. Throughout history we've overcome similar problems, but only when we've focused our energies on innovation. For the most valuable resource we have isn't oil, water, gold, or land - it's our stockpile of useful ideas, and our continually growing capacity to expand them. In this remarkable book, Ramez Naam charts a course to supercharge innovation - by changing the rules of our economy - that can lead the whole world to greater wealth and human well-being, even as we dodge looming resource crunches and environmental disasters and reduce our impact on the planet.
Physical Description:1 online resource (349 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781611683769

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