04157nam a2200277Ia 4500 0000010739 20251012174513.0 810708s1981 nyua b 001 0 eng 0393014827 (pbk.) 0393300277 9780393014822 (pbk.) 9780393300277 HD82 .B733 1981 338.9 19 Building a sustainable society Lester R. Brown. 1st ed. New York Norton c1981. xiii, 433 p. ill. 21 cm. "A Worldwatch Institute book." Includes bibliographical references and index. Eroding the base of civilization. The historical expansion of cropland ; Thinning topsoil ; Spreading deserts : the human hand ; The loss of irrigated land ; Conversion of cropland to nonfarm uses ; The cropland prospect -- Biological systems under pr essure. Deforesting the earth ; Deep trouble in oceanic fisheries ; Grasslands for three billion ruminants ; Per capita consumption trends ; Future resource trends ; Oil : the safety valve -- Twilight of the age of oil. The rise of oil ; Our petroleum culture ; The emergence of OPEC ; The decline of oil ; Giving upon nuclear power ; Coal : the stopgap ; Beyond the age of oil -- The changing food prospect. The loss of momentum ; The North American breadbasket ; Growing food insecurity ; Land productivity trends ; Substituting fertilizer for land ; The grain-livestock economy ; The new food-fuel competition ; The food price prospect -- Emerging economic and social stresses. Competing demands ; Rereading Ricardo ; A new source of inflation ; Slower economic growth ; Rising unemployment ; Social stresses -- Population : a stabilization timetable. The existing projections ; The changing backdrop ; A stabilization timetable ; The family planning gap ; Social improvement and fertility ; Incentives for smaller families ; China's one-child family program ; Inflation as a contraceptive force ; A gradual awakening -- Preserving our resource underpinnings. Land-use planning ; Ensuring soil security ; Stabilizing biological systems ; Reforesting the earth ; Preserving the web of life ; Beyond the throwaway society ; Conserving energy -- Renewable energy : turning to the sun. Wood as a fuel ; Energy from waste ; Planting energy crops ; Falling water ; Harnessing the wind ; Tapping the earth's heat ; Rooftops as collectors ; Electricity from sunlight ; Solar architecture ; The renewable energy potential -- The shape of a sustainable society. The changing global energy budget ; A sustainable transportation system ; The resurgence of agriculture ; New industries, new jobs ; The future of urbanization ; Simpler life-styles among the affluent ; Third World reinforcement ; Greater local self-reliance ; From growth to sustainability. The means of transition. Urgency of the transition ; Role of the market ; Financial carrots and sticks ; Change through regulation ; Financing the transition ; Reorienting R&D programs ; The role of leadership -- The institutional challenge. Overcoming vested interests ; The role of corporations ; Religions : an ecological theology ; Universities : getting involved ; Public interest groups ; The communications media -- Changing values and shifting priorities. Values in transition ; Voluntary simplicity ; Conspicuous frugality ; Equity : the two dimensions ; Redefining national security ; A new economic yardstick ; A sense of excitement. Economic policy. Politique âeconomique. Input this URL in a browser to get HTML More Info data. HTML http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0393300277&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=63043a2370921eb6b27fb841c87390bb8b7ff63d0e2b477dae1e25891c36baec&ectype=M OREINFO More Info Input this URL in a browser to get HTML More Info data. HTML http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0393300277&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=63043a2370921eb6b27fb841c87390bb8b7ff63d0e2b477dae1e25891c36baec&ectype=M OREINFO More Info 4921 4921