A Prosperous Way Down
：Principles and Policies
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Publication subTitle ：Principles and Policies
Publication series ：1
Author： Howard T. Odum
Publisher： University Press Of Colorado
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9781607320814
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780870816109
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780870819087
Subject： X24 human, resources, energy and environment relationship
Keyword： Power resources., Economics., Environmental policy., Human ecology.
Language： ENG
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Description
A Prosperous Way Down considers ways in which a future with less fossil fuel could be peaceful and prosperous. Although history records the collapse of countless civilizations, some societies and ecosystems have managed to descend in orderly stages, reducing demands and selecting and saving what is most important.
The authors make recommendations for a more equitable and cooperative world society, with specific suggestions based on their evaluations of trends in global population, wealth distribution, energy sources, conservation, urban development, capitalism and international trade, information technology, and education.
Available for the first time in paperback, this thoughtful, provocative book forces us to confront assumptions about our world s future and provides both a steadying hand and a call to action with its pragmatic analysis of a global transition.
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