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The Post Carbon Reader: Managing The 21st Century's Sustainability Crises (2010)

by Richard Heinberg(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0970950063 (ISBN13: 9780970950062)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Watershed Media

review 1: What might a post-carbon future look like? The state of the planet and what we should do about it written by smart people looking at the facts. This is one of the best collections available of essays by key thinkers, scientists, educators, researchers, and players dealing with the increasingly dire realities of our age of climate change, resource depletion, and ecological toxicity. Comprehensive, sober, and sometimes dry assessments of the current state of climate change, biodiversity, population growth, water and food crises, peak energy, and more are accompanied by insightful essays on key concepts such as sustainability, resilience, and growth. Visit postcarbon.org to download many of the chapters for free. Of the free chapters, I particularly recommend "Thinking Resili... moreence" by William E. Rees, "Hydrocarbons in North America" by J. David Hughes, and "Nine Challenges of Alternative Energy" by David Fridley.
review 2: I really liked this book and the tone of it. It's a series of essays written by leading experts in various fields ranging from basic climate change to education, health care, energy, etc. The essays are short and very readable, and usually get straight to the point. The authors have a good grip on what is happening now, and offer suggestions for what might be a good direction to head in the future. The suggestions are much more realist than idealist, and emphasize that we are beyond the prevention stage, time to make our battle plan for the reality of global climate change and a much altered future. Highly recommended book for anyone with an interest in any of the 16 topics covered, because if you read about one of them, you may flip through and read the rest! A great overview of some of the largest problems facing us as a species. less

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