Eco-economy : (Record no. 116250)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8125022031 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788125022039 (pbk.) |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.7 BRO |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brown, Lester R. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Eco-economy : |
| Remainder of title | building an economy for the earth / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Lester R. Brown. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Earthscan, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 333 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-322) and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: 1. The Economy and the Earth 3 -- Economy Self-Destructing 7 -- Lessons from the Past 14 -- Learning from China 17 -- The Acceleration of History 19 -- The Option: Restructure or Decline 21 -- I. A STRESSED RELATIONSHIP -- 2. Signs of Stress: Climate and Water 27 -- Temperature Rising 28 -- The Ice is Melting 30 -- Sea Level Rising 34 -- More Destructive Storms 37 -- Rivers Drained Dry 39 -- Falling Water Tables 43 -- Facing Water Scarcity 46 -- 3. Signs of Stress: The Biological Base 49 -- Fisheries Collapsing 51 -- Forests Shrinking 55 -- Rangelands Deteriorating 58 -- Soils Eroding 62 -- Species Disappearing 68 -- Synergies and Surprises 72 -- 4. The Shape of the Eco-Economy 77 -- Ecology Over Economics 78 -- A Monumental Undertaking 81 -- Restructuring the Economy 83 -- New Industries, New Jobs 85 -- History's Greatest Investment Opportunity 92 -- 5. Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy 97 -- The Energy Efficiency Base 99 -- Harnessing the Wind 102 -- Turning Sunlight into Electricity 107 -- Tapping the Earth's Heat 110 -- Natural Gas: The Transition Fuel 112 -- Getting to the Hydrogen Economy 114 -- 6. Designing a New Materials Economy 121 -- Throwaway Products 123 -- Materials and the Environment 126 -- The Earth's Toxic Burden 131 -- The Role of Recycling 135 -- Redesigning the Materials Economy 138 -- 7. Feeding Everyone Well 145 -- A Status Report 147 -- Raising Cropland Productivity 150 -- Raising Water Productivity 154 -- Restructuring the Protein Economy 158 -- Eradicating Hunger: A Broad Strategy 163 -- 8. Protecting Forest Products and Services 169 -- Fuel, Lumber, and Paper 170 -- Forest Services 172 -- Sustainable Forestry 176 -- Lightening the Load 178 -- The Role of Plantations 181 -- Reclaiming the Earth 183 -- 9. Redesigning Cities for People 187 -- An Urbanizing Species 188 -- Car-Centered Urban Sprawl 191 -- Urbanization and Obesity 195 -- Urban Rail and Bicycle Systems 199 -- Planning Cities for People 202 -- III. GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE -- 10. Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility 211 -- Breaking Out or Breaking Down 213 -- Africa Breaking Down 217 -- Filling the Family Planning Gap 220 -- The Role of Female Education 225 -- Using Soap Operas and Sitcoms 227 -- Stopping at Two 228 -- 11. Tools for Restructuring the Economy 233 -- The Fiscal Steering Wheel 234 -- Tax Shifting 236 -- Subsidy Shifting 240 -- Ecolabeling: Voting with Our Wallets 244 -- Tradable Permits 248 -- Support for Fiscal Restructuring 249 -- 12. Accelerating the Transition 253 -- United Nations Leadership 255 -- New Responsibility of Governments 257 -- New Role for the Media 259 -- The Corporate Interest 261 -- NGOs and Individuals 265 -- Crossing the Threshold 269 -- Is There Enough Time? 274. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Environmental economics. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Economy -- Earth. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Climate -- Water. |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Population -- Fertility. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Table of contents |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002392789.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002392789.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2002392789-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2002392789-b.html</a> |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 333_700000000000000_BRO | Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru | Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru | 1st Floor | 23/01/2018 | 333.7 BRO | G871 | 20/10/2017 | 20/10/2017 | Gifted / Donated Books |