Fundamentals of practical environmentalism. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark B. Weldon.
• Other Names: Weldon, Mark B
• Contents: An Introduction to Practical Environmentalism and the Four Pillars A Short History of Environmentalism in the United States The Ethics of Environmentalism ; Issue-Driven Environmentalism; Process-Based Environmentalism; Regulatory Environmentalism; Protest Environmentalism; Perspective-Based Environmentalism; The Nonbeliever; The Live Earth; Spaceship Earth; Back to Nature; Doomsday; Anticonsumption; Cornucopia The Confounding Factors; Competing Objectives; Uncertainty; Measures of Success; Fallacy of Prediction; Assumption of Future States; The Problem with Percentages; History of Paranoia; Crisis Mentality Environmental Degradation—The First Pillar Resource Conservation—The Second Pillar The “Human” Pillars of Economic Progress and Personal Benefit; Economic Progress; Personal Benefit Scoring with the Pillars—A Few Simple Examples to Illustrate the Method The Pillars in Daily Life The Pillars and the Really Big Issues More Really Big Issues—The Sacrificial Ones The Pillars and Global Warming Other Measures of Environmental Performance; Carbon Footprint; Carrying Capacity; Life-Cycle Costing; Government and Scientific Reports; Green Accounting—ISEW (Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare); Simple Monetary Economics Some Final Thoughts Index ; Most chapters include references
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 201 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.72; Environmental protection -- Citizen participation; Environmental responsibility; Environmentalism; Human ecology; Human ecology -- Study and teaching; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development; NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Environmental protection -- Citizen participation; Environmental responsibility; Environmentalism; Human ecology; Human ecology -- Study and teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439849293; 1439849293
• Related ISBNs: 9781439849286; 1439849285
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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