Standing up for a Sustainable World

Standing up for a Sustainable World
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9781800371781
ISBN-13 : 1800371780
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Book Synopsis Standing up for a Sustainable World by : Claude Henry

Download or read book Standing up for a Sustainable World written by Claude Henry and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted them.


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