Fundamentals of practical environmentalism

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Environmental decisions present themselves every day in forms large and small. Should I walk to work today? What about global warming--should I write my congressperson and demand that the government do something? Should I put solar panels on my roof? Should I get a different car or turn up the temperature on the air conditioner or get water-saving fixtures for my bathroom? As environmentalism has become more complex, with potentially far-reaching impacts, it seems to be outpacing our individual…

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Full title :Fundamentals of practical environmentalism / Mark B. Weldon.

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Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

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Description:1 online resource (xvii, 201 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781439849293, 1439849293
oclc:ocn751978342
LC Classification:GE195
Dewey Decimal:333.72

An Introduction to Practical Environmentalism and the Four Pillars A Short History of Environmentalism in the United States The Ethics of Environmentalism ; Issue-Driven Environmentalism; Process-Based Environmentalism; Regulatory Environmentalism; Protest Environmentalism; Perspective-Based Environmentalism; The Nonbeliever; The Live Earth; Spaceship Earth; Back to Nature; Doomsday; Anticonsumption; Cornucopia The Confounding Factors; Competing Objectives; Uncertainty; Measures of Success; Fallacy of Prediction; Assumption of Future States; The Problem with Percentages; History of Paranoia; Crisis Mentality Environmental Degradation—The First Pillar Resource Conservation—The Second Pillar The “Human” Pillars of Economic Progress and Personal Benefit; Economic Progress; Personal Benefit Scoring with the Pillars—A Few Simple Examples to Illustrate the Method The Pillars in Daily Life The Pillars and the Really Big Issues More Really Big Issues—The Sacrificial Ones The Pillars and Global Warming Other Measures of Environmental Performance; Carbon Footprint; Carrying Capacity; Life-Cycle Costing; Government and Scientific Reports; Green Accounting—ISEW (Index of Sustainable Economic …

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development ÉCOLOGIE HUMAINE Écologie humaine -- Étude et enseigneme… Environmental protection -- Citizen par… Environmental responsibility Environmentalism Environnement -- Protection Environnementalisme human ecology Human ecology -- Study and teaching NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & … Responsabilité environnementale