Terra nova
Subtitle: the new world after oil, cars, and suburbs
By: Eric W. Sanderson, Wildlife Conservation Society
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781419704345
Subjects: Automobiles; Suburban life; Sustainable development; Social aspects; Human ecology; Renewable energy sources; Petroleum industry and trade
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-335) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The siren song; title: How the sirens sing; title: An ode to oil; title: Flexible power; title: The cheap oil window; title: Time for space; title: The great American expansion; title: The crescendo and the crash; title: pt. 2. Terra nova; title: Holding council; title: Gate duties; title: Moving to town; title: Roads to rails; title: Invest in the sun; title: pt. 3. Ramifications; title: A future; title: Cost, sacrifice, and evolution; title: Collateral benefits.