ISBN:
9781926685441
,
9781553653974
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (279 p)
,
22 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Big Picture : Reflections on Science, Humanity, and a Quickly Changing Planet
DDC:
304.5
Keywords:
Social ecology
;
Human ecology
Abstract:
Whether he's discussing how to reconcile economy with ecology, why a warmer world will result in more poison ivy, why Britney Spears gets more hits on Google than global warming does, or why we might need to start eating jellyfish for supper, David Suzuki points the direction we must take as a society if we hope to meet the environmental challenges we face in our still-young century. Covering suburban sprawl, sustainable transportation, food shortages, biodiversity, technology, public policy, and more, The Big Picture not only identifies the problems we face but proposes solid, science-based s
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; 1 Blinded by Science; 2 Smarter Than Your Average Planet; 3 Getting to Know the Joneses; 4 Putting Mother Nature on the Payroll; 5 Hot Hot Heat; 6 You Can't Get There from Here; 7 Jellyfish-It's What's for Dinner; 8 The True Cost of Gadgets; 9 Lights, Camera, Sound Bite; 10 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; Final Words; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Authors
Note:
Includes index
,
A collection of columns published under the title Science matters
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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