03323nam 2200697 450 991080875090332120230607230900.01-60732-081-91-4571-1090-3(CKB)2670000000093944(EBL)710146(OCoLC)775301656(SSID)ssj0000667486(PQKBManifestationID)12292254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000667486(PQKBWorkID)10683173(PQKB)10005332(MiAaPQ)EBC3039821(MiAaPQ)EBC710146(Au-PeEL)EBL3039821(CaPaEBR)ebr10761475(OCoLC)923705121(Au-PeEL)EBL710146(CaPaEBR)ebr11197867(CaONFJC)MIL923319(EXLCZ)99267000000009394420010201h20012001 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrA prosperous way down principles and policies /Howard T. Odum and Elisabeth C. Odum1st ed.Boulder, Colorado :University Press of Colorado,[2001]©20011 online resource (345 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87081-610-1 0-87081-908-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-304) and index.Machine generated contents note: 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 IlII 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 -- Notes -- References -- Index.A Prosperous Way Down, 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. It 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 cooperationPower resourcesEconomicsEnvironmental policyHuman ecologyPower resources.Economics.Environmental policy.Human ecology.333.7Odum Howard T(Howard Thomas),1924-2002,298469Odum Elisabeth C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808750903321A prosperous way down3980648UNINA