The optimistic environmentalist : progressing towards a greener future / David R. Boyd.
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: xxv, 219 pages : portrait ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781770412385 (paperback)
- 9781770907638 (pdf.)
- 9781770907645 (e-pub.)
- 363.7 23
- GE170 .B699 2015
- Issued also in electronic format.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 205-216).
Introduction: the importance of being optimistic -- Part I: the big picture -- Nature's comeback stories -- The renewable energy revolution -- The circular economy -- Part II: healthy environment, healthy people -- Cleaner air -- Saving the ozone layer -- Taps, toilets, and farms -- Global detox -- Part III: the built environment -- The greenest city decathlon -- The future of buildings -- Electrifying transport -- Conclusion: from optimism to action.
Issued also in electronic format.