Tim Jackson

Material Concerns (eBook, ePUB)

Pollution, Profit and Quality of Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An accessible introduction to preventative management and environmental policy in the industrial economy, Material Concerns offers realistic prospects for improving the quality of life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134787609
• Artikelnr.: 38258787

Autorenporträt

Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, UK, and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). For seven years he was Economics Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission, where his work culminated in the first edition of this book. He was awarded the Hillary Laureate for exceptional international leadership in 2016. In addition to his scientific work, Tim is a prize-winning dramatist with numerous radio writing credits for the BBC.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Living in a Material World
Chapter 2 Material Transitions
Chapter 3 Farewell to Love Canal
Chapter 4 A Stitch in Time
Chapter 5 Easy Virtues
Chapter 6 Persistent Vices
Chapter 7 Back to the Future
Chapter 8 Negotiating Change
Chapter 9 Growth in Crisis
Chapter 10 Beyond Material Concerns