TY - BOOK
AU - Gore,Al
TI - Earth in the balance: ecology and the human spirit
SN - 9781594866371
U1 - 363.7
PY - 2006///
CY - [New York]
PB - Rodale
KW - Environmental policy
KW - Environmental protection
KW - Human ecology
N1 - Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1992; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2 - Contents
Foreword: The Coming "Environment Decade"
Introduction 1
Pt. I Balance at Risk
1 Ships in the Desert 19
2 The Shadow Our Future Throws 36
3 Climate and Civilization: A Short History 56
4 Buddha’s Breath 81
5 If the Well Goes Dry 99
6 Skin Deep 115
7 Seeds of Privation 126
8 The Wasteland 145
Pt. II The Search for Balance
9 Self-Stewardship 167
10 Eco-nomics: Truth or Consequences 182
11 We Are What We Use 197
12 Dysfunctional Civilization 216
13 Environmentalism of the Spirit 238
Pt. III Striking the Balance
14 A New Common Purpose 269
15 A Global Marshall Plan 295
Conclusion 361
Acknowledgments 371
Notes 374
Bibliography 386
Index 394
Credits 408
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