| Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability 8/10: The Americas and Oceania - Assessing Sustainability Contributor(s): Anderson, Ray C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1933782188 ISBN-13: 9781933782188 Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| Series: Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.53 lbs) 372 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Americas and Oceania: Assessing Sustainability, Volume 8 of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, provides extensive coverage of sustainability practices in two regions linked culturally and historically by their relative isolation before the Columbian exchange, by their colonization after it, and by the challenges of pollution, resource overuse, and environmental degradation. Regional experts and international scholars focus on environmental history in areas such as the South Pacific islands, now particularly threatened by rising ocean levels due to climate change, and on countries whose governments and corporations can play a major role in promoting or discouraging sustainable choices: Brazil, an emergent power on the world stage; the United States, the world's third most populous nation; and New Zealand, seemingly on its way to becoming an enviable model of sustainable development. |