| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; What this book is about; Urban living; Why worry about living in cities?; What does the EF teach us?; References; Chapter 2: Africa; Background; Ismail and Mariam: Life in the Medina: Morocco; Thomas and Hyacinta: Charcoal burners: Mozambique; Dora and Arthur: A rising middle-class family in Johannesburg: South Africa; Patrick: â#x80;#x9C;We ran for ten yearsâ#x80;#x9D;: South Sudan |
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Grace: â#x80;#x9C;I have to think what food these children will eat todayâ#x80;#x9D;: South SudanNote; References; Chapter 3: Asia; Introduction; Ramesh and Anika: A day in rural India; Slamet: A life unchanged for generations: Indonesia; Fumio and Hana: A Japanese family; Afiq and Mira: A day in Penang: Malaysia; Mongo and Dash: From nomads to town dwellers: Mongolia; Nanda and Dagian: Life by Lake Inle: Myanmar; Note; References; Chapter 4: Europe; The continent of Europe; Onni and Leena: Fishing, hunting and berry picking: Finland |
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Heinrich and Albrecht: â#x80;#x9C;Finally there are children living in our street againâ#x80;#x9D;: GermanyHester and Julian: The costs of car travel: England; References; Chapter 5: North America; Background; Hunter and Sadie: Living downtown: Canada; Silvio and Veronica: Watching television in the street: Cuba; Grant and Anthea: After the hurricane: United States; Craig and Shirley: Life with Disney: United States; Note; References; Chapter 6: Oceania; Oceania; Johan and Annie: Surfing in Bondi: Australia; Michael and Georgie: Cows eat grass all year round: New Zealand; Tane and Kamala: Saving hard: Tonga |
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Comparison of the footprintsReferences; Chapter 10: Food; Introduction; The matter of locality; The real environmental impact of food: local matters but does not always mean sustainable; Energy in, energy out and the human weakest spot; Results; The bright side; Limitations; Conclusions; References; Chapter 11: Travel; Global transport trends; Personal transport: Cars; Personal transport: Cycling; Public transport; Limits to growth?; Freight transport; What about biofuels?; Working it out; Comparison; References; Chapter 12: Energy; Sources of energy; Fossil fuels and nuclear energy |
| Summary |
"The impact of humanity on the earth overshoots the earth's bio-capacity to supply humanity's needs, meaning that people are living off earth's capital rather than its income. However, not all countries are equal and this book explores why apparently similar patterns of daily living can lead to larger and smaller environmental impacts. The contributors describe daily life in many different places in the world and then calculate the environmental impact of these ways of living from the perspective of ecological and carbon footprints. This leads to comparison and discussion of what living within the limits of the planet might mean. Current footprints for countries are derived from national statistics and these hide the variety of impacts made by individual people and the choices they make in their daily lives. This book takes a 'bottom-up' approach by calculating the footprints of daily living. The purpose is to show that small changes in behaviour now could avoid some very challenging problems in the future. Offering a global perspective on the question of sustainable living, this book will be of great interest to anyone with a concern for the future, as well as students and researchers in environmental studies, human geography and development studies."--Provided by publisher |
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Environmental protection -- Cross-cultural studies
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Environmental responsibility -- Cross-cultural studies
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Sustainable living -- Cross-cultural studies
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Environmental protection
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Environmental responsibility
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Sustainable living
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vale, Brenda, editor
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Vale, Robert, editor
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| ISBN |
9781315529134 |
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1315529130 |
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9781315529127 |
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1315529122 |
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9781315529103 |
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1315529106 |
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9781315529110 |
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1315529114 |
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