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UNINA9910777822103321 |
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Titolo |
Surviving the century : facing climate chaos and other global challenges / / edited by Herbert Girardet |
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London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2007 |
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1-136-55615-X |
1-280-86253-X |
1-84977-270-3 |
1-136-55616-8 |
9786610862535 |
600-00-0202-5 |
1-4294-8021-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable development |
Climatic changes - Economic aspects |
Renewable energy sources |
International trade - Social aspects |
Equality |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Surviving the Century Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Boxes; List of Contributors; Foreword by Jakob von Üxkuell; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: Future - What Future?; 1 Addressing Climate Chaos; 2 Renewable Energy is the Future; 3 Feeding People in an Age of Climate Change; 4 Climate and the Amazon; 5 Creating Sustainable and Liveable Cities; 6 Cradle to Cradle Production; 7 A Radical New Vision for World Trade; 8 The Promise of Living Democracy; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'The combined analysis presented here of why current arrangements are failing the future and clear insights of the way to go, offer us hope.'Mary Robinson, President of Realising Rights, Ethical |
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