Rent 9780970950062 | The Post Carbon Reader; Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises | Edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch @knetbooks.com

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:

We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
Most orders ship within 48 hours
Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
Our customer support team is always here to help

Summary Table of Contents

In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought previously unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology, and fed an explosion in population and consumption. But this growth came at an incredible cost. Climate change, peak oil, freshwater depletion, species extinction, and a host of economic and social problems now challenge us as never before.The Post Carbon Readerfeatures articles by some of the world's most provocative thinkers on the key drivers shaping this new century, from renewable energy and urban agriculture to social... MORE justice and systems resilience. This unprecedented collection takes a hard-nosed look at the interconnected threats of our global sustainability quandary--as well as the most promising responses.The Post Carbon Readeris a valuable resource for policymakers, college classrooms, and concerned citizens.

This diverse collection by best-selling authors, renowned scientists, and experienced activists is an engaging and practical book that will be of interest to the lay reader as well as university students in both graduate and undergraduate courses.The expert contributors to The Post Carbon Reader were asked to unflinchingly describe the deep and interconnected sustainability crises confronting humanity in the 21st century�and then give readers concrete steps for addressing those crises. This unprecedented collection of writings (34 essays, 4 previously published) is an honest, informed and engaging exploration of the most challenging issues of our time. It includes chapters by best-selling authors like climate activist Bill McKibben, renowned scholars like "ecological footprint" co-founder William Rees, and up-and-coming experts like urban food systems pioneer Erika Allen. Lead editor Richard Heinberg is the world's leading author of mass-market books on fossil fuel dependence and depletion. Heinberg says, "We've run out of time, natural resources and capital, so this is our only chance to get things right."

A hard-hitting exploration of the new and complex sustainability crises now confronting humanity, and what we can realistically do about them. Covering climate, energy, food, cities, human behavior, overpopulation, education, and other critical issues, this diverse collection by best-selling authors, renowned scientists, and experienced activists is an engaging and practical book that will be of interest to the lay reader as well as university students in both graduate and undergraduate courses. The expert contributors to The Post Carbon Readerwere asked to unflinchingly describe the deep and interconnected sustainability crises confronting humanity in the 21st century-and then give readers concrete steps for addressing those crises. This unprecedented collection of writings (34 essays, 4 previously published) is an honest, informed and engaging exploration of the most challenging issues of our time. It includes chapters by best-selling authors like climate activist Bill McKibben, renowned scholars like "ecological footprint" co-founder William Rees, and up-and-coming experts like urban food systems pioneer Erika Allen. Lead editor Richard Heinberg is the world's leading author of mass-market books on fossil fuel dependence and depletion. Heinberg says, "We've run out of time, natural resources and capital, so this is our only chance to get things right." This book is a resource for those who want to understand more about the roots of global sustainability problems and their possible solutions. The average reader has some awareness of climate change, fossil fuel depletion, overpopulation and other sustainability issues, but is skeptical that government and businesses are on the right path to solve them.

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Foundation Concepts
Beyond the Limits to Growth	p. 3
What Is Sustainability?	p. 13
Defining Social Sustainability	p. 21
Thinking "Resilience"	p. 25
Climate
A New World	p. 43
The International Response to Climate Change	p... MORE. 53
Cap and Dividend in the United States	p. 60
The Ecological Deficit: Creating a New Political Framework	p. 63
Water
Water: Adapting to a New Normal	p. 77
Biodiversity
Peak Nature?	p. 97
Food
Getting Fossil Fuels Off the Plate	p. 119
Tackling the Oldest Environmental Problem: Agriculture and Its Impact on Soil	p. 128
Growing Community Food Systems	p. 140
Population
Population: The Multiplier of Everything Else	p. 153
Culture and Behavior
Dangerously Addictive: Why we Are Biologically I11-Suited to the Riches of Modern America	p. 177
Remapping Relationships: Humans in Nature	p. 184
The Human Nature of Unsustainability	p. 194
Energy
Making Sense of Peak Oil and Energy Uncertainty	p. 207
Hydrocarbons in North America	p. 211
Nine Challenges of Alternative Energy	p. 229
Peak Oil and the Great Recession	p. 247
Economy
Ecological Economics	p. 259
Money and Energy	p. 279
The Competitiveness of Local Living Economies	p. 283
Cities, Towns, and Suburbs
The Death of Sprawl: Designing Urban Resilience for the Twenty-First-Century Resource and Climate Crises	p. 295
Smart Decline in Post-Carbon Cities: The Buffalo Commons Meets Buffalo, New York	p. 314
Toward Zero-Carbon Buildings	p. 322
Local Government in a Time of Peak Oil and Climate Change	p. 335
Transportation
Transportation in the Post-Carbon World	p. 347
Waste
Climate Change, Peak Oil, and the End of Waste	p. 363
Health
Human Health and Well-Being in an Era of Energy Scarcity and Climate Change	p. 385
Climate Change and Dengue Fever	p. 397
Education
Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability	p. 409
Community Colleges: A Vital Resource for Education in the Post-Carbon Era	p. 419
Building Resilience
Personal Preparation	p. 429
What Can Communities Do?	p. 442
Call to Action
What Now? The Path Forward Begins with One Step	p. 455
Notes	p. 459
Index	p. 499
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

RENT TEXTBOOKS

The Post Carbon Reader; Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks: