The Crowded Greenhouse: Population, Climate Change, and Creating a Sustainable World (Hardcover)

John Firor

ISBN 10: 0300093209 / ISBN 13: 9780300093209

Editore: Yale University Press, New Haven, 2002

Hardcover. A revolutionary vision of how we can create a sustainable planet This book focuses on two critical global issues-rapid population growth and a human-induced climate change. John Firor and Judith Jacobsen summarize the current status of these two issues, show how they are related to one another, and prescribe steps that governments, economies, societies, and individuals can adopt to stabilize both population and climate. Firor and Jacobsen argue that two revolutions are necessary to achieve a stable population and freedom from human-induced climate change: a social revolution that improves equity, particularly the status of women, and a technical revolution that yields vastly greater efficiency in energy and materials use than we have today. They offer a vision that incorporates these changes, and they urge professionals and activists to work to achieve them, even in the face of great odds. A revolutionary vision of how we can create a sustainable planet, this book focuses on two critical global issues: rapid population growth and a human-induced climate change. Firor and Jacobsen summarize the current status of these two issues, show how they are related to one another, and prescribe steps that governments, societies, and individuals can adopt to stabilize both population and climate. Illustrations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780300093209

Riassunto:

What is the best way to move our planet to a safe and sustainable future? This book focuses on two global issues - rapid population growth and a human-induced climate change caused by emissions - that lie at the heart of this problem. John Firor and Judith Jacobsen summarize the current status of these two issues, show how they are related to one another, and prescribe steps that governments, economies, societies, and individuals can adopt to ensure their stability.

Informazioni sull'autore: John Firor is a senior scientist and director emeritus at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Titolo: The Crowded Greenhouse: Population, Climate ...
Casa editrice: Yale University Press, New Haven
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: new