Isbn: 9781865085791 - good news for a change: hope for a troubled planet (3 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Some very minor shelf wear. We all know the bad news. The natural systems that support our lives are in trouble. They are threatene d by the population explosion around the globe, the unfettered es calation of technology and the seemingly insatiable hunger for co nsumption that is fuelling the destruction of our natural environ ment. But authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel say there is hop e yet for this troubled planet. The good news is that thousands o f individuals, groups and businesses are already changing their w ays. A growing number of organisations, corporations and individu als around the world are taking up a spontaneous global quest for sustainability. We are starting to base economic development str ategies on our collective dependency on nature, while decreasing large-scale interference in our eco-systems. And we are finally l earning to mimic the way natural systems function rather than att empting to conquer and control them. The authors have uncovered h undreds of working solutions that offer us all some much-needed h ope. There really are things that can be done to help our environ ment before it's too late and, more than ever, we are learning to talk about solutions - and apply them. And what's more, many of the technologies we need to realise our goals - to save species, to conserve oil, to right social wongs - are already within our g rasp. If we change our ways now, there hope yet that we might lea ve a living and viable planet for our children.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 398 pages. Cover wornThis work presents the good news about the difference that citizens and priva te companies can and are making in sustaining our environment. The book showcase s the solutions that already exist and that are in practice in many parts of the world and shows what can be done.…