The blueprint
Subtitle: averting global collapse
By: Daniel Rirdan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Corinno Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Louisville, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9780984962006; 9781470135881
Subjects: Ecological engineering; Green technology; Sustainable development; Environmental protection; Climatic changes; Prevention; Global warming; Sustainable living
Other titles: Averting global collapse
Description: From climate change to land degradation to fossil fuel shortages, we are faced with an impending calamity that threatens to bankrupt the planetary ecosystem and with it much of the manmade world. This book offers a plan that truly goes the distance: a highly detailed, planetary-wide blueprint that lays out a new course for our technological and industrial engines. It calls for sweeping adjustments in the way every person thinks and lives.--Inside front cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-475) and index.
Table of contents: title: Climate change : what's in store; title: Land : stressors and prospects of further degradation; title: Sea : stressors and prospects of further degradation; title: Human habitats : stressors and prospects of further degradation; title: Transportation : on land, at sea, and in the air; title: Buildings : cutting their energy consumption by a factor of ten; title: Energy : lower-impact technologies; title: Nutrient and water recycling : focusing on living spaces; title: Land use : reinventing the food system & bringing a new water source online; title: Nature restoration : bringing back the wilderness; title: Drawing down carbon : the necessity to go beyond a carbon-neutral economy; title: Consumption : over population, consumption habits, industry; title: Economic & political paradigm : what exists, what is called for, and getting there politically; title: Appendix A: Rooftop-mounted PV panels and thin-film PV : why they don't add up; title: Appendix B: Carbon sequestration ; Two maybes.