| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. The economic costs of ecological deficits -- 2. Eco-economy indicators : twelve trends to track -- 3. Eco-economy updates. |
| Summary |
In this study, the award-winning environmental analyst Lester Brown and his colleagues have charted progress in building the eco-economy - an economy in harmony with the Earth's ecosystems, not undermining them. This edition of the biennial reader highlights 12 key trends, from population growing by 80 million annually, to ice melting, to the boom in use of solar cells. It explains, for example, why wind-generated electricity is emerging as the foundation of the new post-fossil fuel energy economy. It also specifically investigates China's desertification problem, the issues surrounding food p. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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Environmental economics. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Larsen, Janet (Environmentalist)
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Fischlowitz-Roberts, Bernie.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Lester R. Earth Policy Reader : Today's Decisions, Tomorrow's World. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9781853839702 |
| ISBN |
9781134208340 (electronic book) |
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1134208340 (electronic book) |
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