Countdown : our last, best hope for a future on earth / Alan Weisman.

By:

Weisman, Alan [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : c2013. Little, brown and Comany, Description: 783 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780316239813

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LOC classification:

GC .W45 2013

Contents:

Chapter 1. A weary land of four questions.--Chatper 2. A world bursting its seams.--Chapter 3. Body counts and the paradox of food.--Chapter 4. Carrying capacity and the cradle.--Chapter 5. Island world.--Chapter 6. Holy see.--Chapter 7. Gorillas in our midst.--Chapter 8. The great wall of people.--Chapter 9. The sea.--Chapter 10. The bottom.--Chapter 11. The world unraveling.--Chapter 12. The ayatollah giveth and taketh away.--Chapter 13. Shrink and prosper.--Chapter 14. Tommorow.--Chapter 15. Safe sex.--Chapter 16. Parkland earth.--Chapter 17. The world with fewer of us.

Summary: In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species -- including our own -- out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU BALIWAG	NU BALIWAG	General Collection	Fiction	GC .W45 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NUBUL000000017

Includes bibliography.

In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species -- including our own -- out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth.

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