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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141038603321

Autore

Mazur Laura

Titolo

Conversations with green gurus : the collective wisdom of environmental movers and shakers / / Laura Mazur and Louella Miles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-119-20618-9

1-282-93962-9

9786612939624

0-470-74690-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

333.72092/2

333.720922

Soggetti

Environmentalists

Environmentalism - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Conversations with Green Gurus; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Introduction; 1: Ray Anderson; 2: James Cameron; 3: Paul Dickinson; 4: John Elkington; 5: John Grant; 6: Denis Hayes; 7: Gary Hirshberg; 8: Tony Juniper; 9: Professor Sir David King; 10: Amory B. Lovins; 11: Professor Wangari Maathai; 12: Ricardo Navarro; 13: Dr Vandana Shiva; 14: Jeffrey Swartz; 15: Sir Crispin Tickell; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The collected wisdom of some of the world's most influential environmental movers and shakers is brought together in this one book. The chosen gurus consists both of "thinkers" - those who have set the agenda, and of "doers" - those business people who made the green cause their mission long before it became so prominent. The book covers a broad range of environmental issues as they apply to business, including the economic viability of choosing green routes. Interviewees include energy guru Amory Lovins, former Friends of the Earth Vice Chair Tony Juniper, diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell and b