A Prosperous Way Down: Principles and Policies

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University Press of Colorado, 15 juin 2001 - 344 pages
A Prosperous Way Down (2001), the last book by Howard T. and Elisabeth C. Odum, has shaped politics and planning as nations, states, and localities begin the search for ways to adapt to a future with vastly increased competition for energy.

A Prosperous Way Down considers ways in which a future with less fossil fuel could be peaceful and prosperous. Although history records the collapse of countless civilizations, some societies and ecosystems have managed to descend in orderly stages, reducing demands and selecting and saving what is most important.

The authors make recommendations for a more equitable and cooperative world society, with specific suggestions based on their evaluations of trends in global population, wealth distribution, energy sources, conservation, urban development, capitalism and international trade, information technology, and education.

Available for the first time in paperback, this thoughtful, provocative book forces us to confront assumptions about our world 's future and provides both a steadying hand and a call to action with its pragmatic analysis of a global transition.

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Table des matières

The Approaching Summit
1
System Principles
59
Policies for Transition and Descent
131
Droits d'auteur

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À propos de l'auteur (2001)

Howard T. Odum was internationally renowned for his development of the science of systems ecology and as a pioneering voice in environmental science, ecology, and ecological engineering and economics. Elisabeth C. Odum is professor emeritus at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreA Prosperous Way Down: Principles and Policies
AuteursHoward T. Odum, Elisabeth C. Odum
Éditionillustrée, réimprimée
ÉditeurUniversity Press of Colorado, 2001
Original provenant del'Université du Michigan
Numérisé5 déc. 2007
ISBN0870816101, 9780870816109
Longueur344 pages
  
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