Terra nova : the new world after oil, cars, and suburbs / Eric W. Sanderson.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Abrams, 2013.Description: 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781419704345 (hbk.)
- 1419704346 (hbk.)
- 338.973/07 23
- HC110.E5 S363 2013
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Books | Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries | Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries | HC 110.E5 SAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | c.037788 | Available | BK00460462 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-335) and index.
pt. 1. The siren song -- How the sirens sing -- An ode to oil -- Flexible power -- The cheap oil window -- Time for space -- The great American expansion -- The crescendo and the crash -- pt. 2. Terra nova -- Holding council -- Gate duties -- Moving to town -- Roads to rails -- Invest in the sun -- pt. 3. Ramifications -- A future -- Cost, sacrifice, and evolution -- Collateral benefits.
Blending together natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, a senior conservation ecologist presents a roadmap for renewing economic growth, revitalizing communities, and creating a sustainable environment.
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