03015oam 2200709I 450 991095559810332120251116193518.01-134-20841-31-138-41133-71-315-07200-91-134-20834-010.4324/9781315072005 (CKB)2550000001159031(SSID)ssj0001156774(PQKBManifestationID)11949012(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001156774(PQKBWorkID)11200516(PQKB)10154499(MiAaPQ)EBC1520966(Au-PeEL)EBL1520966(CaPaEBR)ebr10795604(CaONFJC)MIL542235(OCoLC)862610713(OCoLC)881180472(FINmELB)ELB131118(BIP)63791791(BIP)7958433(EXLCZ)99255000000115903120180706d2003 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe earth policy reader /Lester R. Brown, Janet Larsen, Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts ; Earth Policy Institute1st ed.Oxon [England] :Earthscan,2003.1 online resource (321 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-85383-970-1 1-306-10984-1 Includes bibliographical references.1. The economic costs of ecological deficits -- 2. Eco-economy indicators : twelve trends to track -- 3. Eco-economy updates.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 production, and the challenge of controlling climate change. Drawing on research and analysis by the Earth Policy Institute, the reader monitors the shift from the old economy to the new.Environmental policyEnvironmental economicsSustainable developmentEnvironmental policy.Environmental economics.Sustainable development.363.7Brown Lester R(Lester Russell),1934-,33038Fischlowitz-Roberts Bernie150153Larsen Janet150154Earth Policy Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955598103321The earth policy reader4471436UNINA