352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the view that the sun revolved around the earth, arguing instead that the earth revolved around the sun. His paper led to a revolution in thinking.
In Lester Brown's brilliant and invigorating account of the industrial economy, he shows how a rethink of its fossil fuel-based, throwaway ethos is necessary to ensure that it works with, not... Read more
The Economy and the Earth * I. A Stressed Relationship: * Signs of Stress: Climate and Water * Signs of Stress: The Biological Base * II. The New Economy: * The Shape of the Eco-Economy * Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy * Designing a New Materials Economy * Feeding Everyone Well * Protecting Forest Products and Services * Redesigning Cities for People * III. Getting From Here to There: * Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility * Tools for Restructuring the Economy * Accelerating the Transition * Notes * Index
Biography
Lester R. Brown has been described as 'one of the world's most influential thinkers' by the Washington Post. Widely published in over 30 languages, and the recipient of many prizes and awards, he is President of the Earth Policy Institute and founder and former President of the Worldwatch Institute.
