| Saving the Planet: How to Shape an Environmentally Sustainable Global Economy Contributor(s): Brown, Lester Russell (Author), Brown, Flavin Postel (Author), Postel, Sandra (With) |
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ISBN: 0393308235 ISBN-13: 9780393308235 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1991 Annotation: The authors of the highly acclaimed State of the World series elaborate upon their vision of a global economy that does not destroy its own natural support systems. Authoritative yet extremely readable, this book addresses control of energy resources, population, poverty, transportation, taxes, and other issues necessary to create an environmenatally sound global economy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.705 |
| LCCN: 91-24623 |
| Series: Worldwatch Environmental Alert |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.44" W x 7.99" (0.60 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Authoritative yet extremely readable, this book addresses control of energy resources, population, poverty, transportation, taxes, and other issues necessary to create an environmentally sound global economy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Postel, Sandra: - Sandra Postel lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she directs the Global Water Policy Project. She is a Pew Fellow in Conservation and the Environment and a former vice president for research at the Worldwatch Institute. Her previous book, Last Oasis, now appears in eight languages and was the basis for a PBS television documentary.Brown, Lester R.: - Lester R. Brown is the founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch Institutes. He has been honored with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and twenty-five honorary degrees. He lives in Washington, D.C. |