
The Post Carbon Reader
Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises
Watershed Media Press
1st Edition
Published on 14. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
523 pages
978-0-9709500-6-2 (ISBN)
Description
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."
Reviews / Votes
"A must-read for anyone who cares about how peak oil and climate change affect us all."--Transition Voice "Unlike other books that may be easily filed under 'Gloom and Doom,' authors ... made sure to explore positive paths laden with solution examples."--Green Flow "This clearly understandable work is a good sustainable development resource, useful for environmental policy collections."--ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boonville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
756 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9709500-6-2 (9780970950062)
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Persons
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.