Beyond flying : rethinking air travel in a globally connected world /: rethinking air travel in a globally connected world. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Chris Watson ; Jayne Jones, design.
• Editors: Watson, Chris
• Other Names: Jones, Jayne designer.
• Contents: Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Friends of the Earth: rethinking travel; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: THINKING BEYOND FLYING; Chapter 1: To fly or not to fly?; Chapter 2: Deciding never to fly again; Chapter 3: Young people and climate change; Chapter 4: Waking up to the downsides of flying; Chapter 5: Slow and low -- the way to go: a systems view of travel emissions; PART 2: BUSINESS BEYOND FLYING; Chapter 6: A green travel experiment; Chapter 7: Trains versus planes: building a low-carbon travel agency. Chapter 8: Going cold turkey: a law practice without any flightsChapter 9: The no-flying conference: Signs of Change; Chapter 10: Slowlier than thou: why flight-free travel is about better, not less; PART 3: SAVOURING THE JOURNEY; Chapter 11: The human engine: bicycling to Beijing; Chapter 12: Walking distance; Chapter 13: bike2oz: the world going through you instead of around you; Chapter 14: A small matter of distance: trying not to fly to climate talks; Chapter 15: Travel on a hot planet: exploring the global tourist industry overland; How to fly less; Index; Other Green Books titles.
• Edition: [International version]
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : Green Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages), illustrations, photographs
• Subjects: 387.742; Air travel; Sustainability; Information technology -- Social aspects; TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial; NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Air travel; Information technology -- Social aspects; Sustainability; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857842114; 0857842110; 9780857842107; 0857842102
• Related ISBNs: 9780857842091
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.