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Informationen zum Autor Barbara Ward Describes the various technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for 'getting more for less', linking them to ordinary people's working lives. This title outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order. Zusammenfassung Describes the various technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for 'getting more for less', linking them to ordinary people's working lives. This title outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order.Introduction by David Satterthwaite, IIEDForeword by Mostafa K. Tolba, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme Author's Note Prologue Part One: New Directions for the Industrial Order1. Energy: How Big Is The Gap? 2. The Nuclear Option 3. Energy Alternatives 4. Saving Fuel 5. The Recycling Revolution 6. Industry: Rewards and Risks 7. A Role for the Citizen? 8. Waters and Wastes 9. Fuel for Food 10. Safer Diets, Wiser Means 11. Farming for Tomorrow 12. The Launching Pad 13. Back to Full Employment? 14. Toward 'Private Socialism' 15. Cities: Survival or Else? Part Two: Priorities for Development16. A Time for Choice? 17. 'The Land to the Tiller' 18. Fuel for Basic Needs 19. Water and Food Supplies 20. 'Walking on Two Legs' 21. Taming the Cities Part Three: A Conserving Planet?22. An Emerging World Community? 23. The Cost of Justice 24. How New an Order? 25. The Final Constraints Appendices A. Glossary B. Aid and Development Statistics Index
