Building a Sustainable Society

Building a Sustainable Society
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Publisher : W. W. Norton
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ISBN-10 : 0393300277
ISBN-13 : 9780393300277
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Book Synopsis Building a Sustainable Society by : Lester Russell Brown

Download or read book Building a Sustainable Society written by Lester Russell Brown and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown argues that, as with the ancient Mayans, escalating world food demands are leading to topsoil losses that are eroding the foundation of present civilization. Deforestation, overgrazing and overfishing are shrinking the economy's resource base, leading to the biological equivalent of deficit financing. Unremitting inflation indicates that the transition to a sustainable society is behind schedule. Yet Brown finds reason for hope, China has recently halved its population growth rate and U.S. oil imports were cut by a third in two years. There are exciting signs of a shift to renewable energy, endowing the economy with permanence. Unlike the Mayans, today's societies know the course corrections needed to put it on a sustainable path.


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