McKibben's earliest warnings about global warming went largely unheeded. In this book, he argues that we can meet the challenges of a new "Eaarth"--still recognizable but suddenly and violently out of balance--by building the kind of societies and economies that can hunker down,…
This book explores the potential for new practices and fields for those involved in sustainability activity. It addresses a number of themes concening firstly, the provision of a "next generation perspective", which was a central, and still unresolved, notion of the original Bru…
Two decades after the Brundtland Commission's Report 'Our Common Future' adopted the concept of 'sustainable development', this book explores the potential for new practices for those involved in sustainability activity. Themes addressed include the provision of a 'next generati…
"Questions of how to green the North American economy, create a green energy and transportation infrastructure, and halt the deadly increase in greenhouse gas buildup dominate our daily news. Related questions of how the design of cities can impact these challenges dominate the …
How can the design of cities address the challenge of climate change? How does city form affect the production of planet-warming greenhouse gases? In Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities, Patrick Condon explains this relationship and shows how following seven simple rules for…
Questions of how to green the North American economy, create a green energy and transportation infrastructure, and halt the deadly increase in greenhouse gas buildup dominate our daily news. Related questions of how the design of cities can impact these challenges dominate the t…
[This book] outlines fifty ways to make your life, your home, your shopping, and your finances greener--and get rich trying. From driving the right car to making your home energy smart, [the author] offers ways to improve the environment while you spend less, save more, earn mor…
Go Green, Live Rich outlines fifty ways to make your life, your home, your shopping, and your finances greener--and get rich trying. From driving the right car to making your home energy smart, Bach offers ways to improve the environment while you spend less, save more, earn mor…