Techniques & Strategies in Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science - General & Miscellaneous, Climate & Climatology in Enviromental Science, Environmental Economics, Economic Development
The World Watch Reader On Global Environmental Issues
Lester Russell Brown (Editor), Lester R. (Ed.) Brown, Ed Ayres
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Overview
A new collection of articles drawn from World Watch magazine, winner of an Utne Reader Alternative Press Award for investigative reporting. A collection of the best and most-requested articles from the Worldwatch Institute's award-winning magazine, World Watch. What ails the earth and how can we fix it? People all over the world are wrestling with this question, and requesting reliable information on the nature of the environmental threats and how to deal with them.The World Watch Reader responds to this need for timely, authoritative information. Written by the world's preeminent environmental research team, this new edition of the popular anthology offers an in-depth diagnosis of the earth's ills as well as a practical vision of how to create an environmentally responsible future. In a highly readable style, the authors focus on such topics as energy and climate, the effects of water scarcity, the food prospect, oceans in distress, and consumerism and the future of the earth.
Here the global, interdisciplinary perspective that makes Worldwatch research unique is available in an accessible, compelling form. All who care about the future of the planet will want to read this volume.
Synopsis
A collection of articles from the World Watch Institute's award-winning World Watch magazine that discuss issues such as energy and climate, water scarcity, and the oceans.
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Lester Brown and the staff of the Worldwatch Institute have gained a reputation for accurate, hard-hitting reporting on
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Library Journal
Lester Brown and the staff of the Worldwatch Institute have gained a reputation for accurate, hard-hitting reporting onBooknews
Reprints 17 articles from World watch magazine on problems of the environment and possible solutions. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
April 1, 1998
Publisher
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages
360
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780393317534