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The Post Carbon Reader

Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises
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"The days of cheap, abundant energy - the carbon era - are over."
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The Fellows of the Post carbon Institute make five key assumptions: 1. We have hit the limits to growth. 2. No issue can be addressed in isolation. 3. We must focus on responses, not just solutions. 4. We must prepare for uncertainty. 5. We CAN do something. These guys are experts in their various fields (climate, water, biodiversity, food, population, energy, economy, transportation, waste,health, education, and more) and they have put their experience and knowledge together to suggest some promising responses to the seemingly overwhelming interconnected threats to our global sustainability.

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This diverse collection by best-selling authors, renowned scientists, and experienced activists is an engaging and practical book that will be of interest to the lay reader as well as university students in both graduate and undergraduate courses. The expert contributors to The Post Carbon Reader were asked to unflinchingly describe the deep and interconnected sustainability crises confronting humanity in the 21st century—and then give readers concrete steps for addressing those crises. This unprecedented collection of writings (34 essays, 4 previously published) is an honest, informed and engaging exploration of the most challenging issues of our time. It includes chapters by best-selling authors like climate activist Bill McKibben, renowned scholars like "ecological footprint" co-founder William Rees, and up-and-coming experts like urban food systems pioneer Erika Allen. Lead editor Richard Heinberg is the world's leading author of mass-market books on fossil fuel dependence and depletion. Heinberg says, "We've run out of time, natural resources and capital, so this is our only chance to get things right."

Author Biography:

Richard Heinberg is Senior Fellow in Residence at Post Carbon Institute and the author of nine books, including The Party's Over and Peak Everything. Daniel Lerch is the author of Post Carbon Cities.
Release date NZ
September 16th, 2010
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Daniel Lerch
  • Edited by Richard Heinberg
Pages
523
Dimensions
152x229x25
ISBN-13
9780970950062
Product ID
7801056

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