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A prosperous way down : principles and policies

Print Book, English, ©2001
University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., ©2001
xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780870816109, 9780870819087, 0870816101, 0870819089
45888833
Part I. The approaching summit. 1. Introduction to the way down ; 2. The present condition ; 3. Intellectual views of the future
Part II. System principles. 4. The ways of energy and materials in all systems ; 5. Pulsing and the growth cycle ; 6. Real wealth and the economy ; 7. Spatial organization ; 8. Population and wealth
Part III. Policies for transition and descent. 9. The global network ; 10. Energy sources ; 11. Sustaining a nation ; 12. Sustaining people ; 13. Starting down ; 14. Reorganizing cities ; 15. Restoring waters ; 16. Refreshing the landscape ; 17. Transmitting knowledge ; 18. Preparing people ; 19. Summary for action