Terra nova : the new world after oil, cars, and suburbs / Eric W. Sanderson.
By: Sanderson, Eric W
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TextPublisher: New York : Abrams, 2013Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-335) and index.Description: 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781419704345 (hbk.); 1419704346 (hbk.).Subject(s): Sustainable development -- United States | Renewable energy sources -- United States | Human ecology -- United States | Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects | Automobiles -- Social aspects -- United States | Suburban life -- United StatesDDC classification: 338.973/07 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 338.97307 Sa566 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003426558 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-335) and index.
pt. 1. The siren song -- How the sirens sing -- An ode to oil -- Flexible power -- The cheap oil window -- Time for space -- The great American expansion -- The crescendo and the crash -- pt. 2. Terra nova -- Holding council -- Gate duties -- Moving to town -- Roads to rails -- Invest in the sun -- pt. 3. Ramifications -- A future -- Cost, sacrifice, and evolution -- Collateral benefits.
Blending together natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, a senior conservation ecologist presents a roadmap for renewing economic growth, revitalizing communities, and creating a sustainable environment.
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