The Post Carbon Reader - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Post Carbon Reader write by Richard Heinberg. This book was released on 2010. The Post Carbon Reader available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought previously unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology, and fed an explosion in population and consumption. But this growth came at an incredible cost. Climate change, peak oil, freshwater depletion, species extinction, and a host of economic and social problems now challenge us as never before. The Post Carbon Reader features articles by some of the world's most provocative thinkers on the key drivers shaping this new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social justice and systems resilience. This unprecedented collection takes a hard-nosed look at the interconnected threats of our global sustainability quandary--as well as the most promising responses. The Post Carbon Reader is a valuable resource for policymakers, college classrooms, and concerned citizens."--Publisher's description.
Powerdown
Powerdown - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Powerdown write by Richard Heinberg. This book was released on 2004-09-01. Powerdown available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This stark look at prospects for a truly sustainable culture speaks frankly about how it is time to "Powerdown," or to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, and much more.
The Community Resilience Reader
The Community Resilience Reader - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Community Resilience Reader write by Daniel Lerch. This book was released on 2017-10-12. The Community Resilience Reader available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. The Community Resilience Reader combines a fresh look at the challenges humanity faces in the 21st century, the essential tools of resilience science, and the wisdom of activists, scholars, and analysts working on the ground to present a new vision for creating resilience. It shows that resilience is a process, not a goal; how it requires learning to adapt but also preparing to transform; and that it starts and ends with the people living in a community. From Post Carbon Institute, the producers of the award-winning The Post Carbon Reader, The Community Resilience Reader is a valuable resource for community leaders, college students, and concerned citizens.
Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities
Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities write by Patrick M. Condon. This book was released on 2012-02-13. Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Questions of how the design of cities can respond to the challenge of climate change dominate the thoughts of urban planners and designers across the U.S. and Canada. With admirable clarity, Patrick Condon responds to these questions. He addresses transportation, housing equity, job distribution, economic development, and ecological systems issues and synthesizes his knowledge and research into a simple-to-understand set of urban design recommendations. No other book so clearly connects the form of our cities to their ecological, economic, and social consequences. No other book takes on this breadth of complex and contentious issues and distills them down to such convincing and practical solutions.
The Carbon Diaries 2015
The Carbon Diaries 2015 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Carbon Diaries 2015 write by Saci Lloyd. This book was released on 2012-05-08. The Carbon Diaries 2015 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It's the year 2015, and global warming is ravaging the environment. In response, the United Kingdom mandates carbon rationing. When her carbon debit card arrives in the mail, sixteen-year-old Laura is just trying to handle the pressure of exams, keep her straight-X punk band on track, and catch the attention of her gorgeous classmate Ravi. But as multiple natural disasters strike and Laura's parents head toward divorce, her world spirals out of control. With the highest-category hurricane in history heading straight toward London, chronicling the daily insanity is all Laura can do to stay grounded in a world where disaster is the norm.
