The Earth Policy Reader
Today's Decisions, Tomorrow's World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19924935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lester R Brown, Janet Larsen, Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Earth Policy Reader (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315072005 |
| OpenAlex | W2264413696 |
| Open Library | OL36210127M |
| ISBN | 9781315072005 |
| GOOGLE_BOOK_ID | cebeAQAAQBAJ |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
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 production, and the challenge of controlling climate change. Drawing on research and analysis by the Earth Policy Institute, the reader monitors the shift from the old economy to the new
Astrobiology · Earth (classical element) · Physics · Political science · Climate Change and Environmental Impact · Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies · Geology · History · Mathematical Physics · Mathematics · Sustainable Development and Policies · Business & Economics · Dégradation · Degradation de l'environnement · Développement durable · Économie de l'environnement · Environmental degradation · Environmental economics · Environnement · General · Real Estate · Umweltökonomie
Coping with ecological catastrophe
Sustainability and the anthropogenic alteration of evolutionary processes
Society, Biology, and Ecology
Collaboration as a pathway for sustainability
Irrigated agriculture and climate change
An ecosystem services approach to estimating economic losses associated with drought
Ecological Modernization Theory
Water for All? Developing a Human Right to Water in National and International Law
The Metabolic Rift and Marine Ecology
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2016 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |