Whole Earth Discipline : Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, Radical Science, and Geoengineering are Necessary
Stewart. Brand
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : Atlantic Books Ltd, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (367 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; WHOLE EARTH DISCIPLINE; Also by Stewart Brand; Copyright; Dedication; 1 Scale, Scope, Stakes, Speed; 2 City Planet; 3 Urban Promise; 4 New Nukes; 5 Green Genes; 6 Gene Dreams; 7 Romantics, Scientists, Engineers; 8 It's All Gardering; 9 Planet Craft; Afterword; Recommended Reading; Acknowledgments; Index. - The green movement used to protect the earth from mankind; now they need to protect mankind from the earth. In Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand argues that in order to do this, they urgently need to abandon much conventional environmental wisdom, and embrace new science and engineering. Cities are actually greener than the countryside, he argues, and urbanization should be encouraged; we must invest massively in nuclear energy; and genetic engineering has the potential to stimulate a second 'Green Revolution'. Combining rigorous thinking and blazing advocacy, this is a powerfu
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| ISBN | 9781843548164
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