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Conclusion

Visions of a Way Forward

From: Testimonio

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Corporate Transformation

From: A Finer Future

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This chapter explores ways in which the underlying corporate structure upon which our economy is built will need to reorganize and refocus towards long term sustainability. ; ; ; 26 $2.60 Add
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Duped and How

A Case Study: Foreign-Funded Radicals

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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Never has there been a greater disparity between what scientists say we should be concerned about and what members of government and the oil and gas industry are doing. In this case study I … 15 $1.50 Add
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eDNA Rising

From: Overrun

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This chapter explores the various ways in which genetic testing is now being used to track the spread of Asian carp. Topics discussed include the various potential applications of environmental … 27 $2.70 Add
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Footprint Calculations

Individualds, Cities, Countries, Products, and Companies

From: Ecological Footprint

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How does the Ecological Footprint approach inform urban planning, country strategies, product development? ; 30 $3.00 Add
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Index

From: Development in Latin America

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Many Galaxies of Commons

From: Think Like a Commoner

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Indigenous peoples were there first. They refined the art of commoning long before hackers began to share software code and social scientists developed complicated theories about the commons. And … 20 $2.00 Add
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Responding to Chinese Investments in the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 8 Harjap Grewal focuses on the Canadian responses to Chinese investments in the tar sands, exploring topics including international trade agreements, xenophobia and the history of … 8 $0.80 Add
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Techniques

From: Common Threads

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As you begin to work with natural fibers you will realize how much of the knowledge is transferable from one fiber to another. As you pick up a new plant, first try what you already know. … 51 $5.10 Add
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Technology and Localization: Trends at Play

From: The New Carbon Architecture

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This chapter explores some of the technological trends that are accelerating green building. 9 $0.90 Add
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The End of One Era, The Beginning of Another

The Psychology of Peak Oil and Climate Change

From: Peak Everything

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The historic global shift from a regime of cheap fossil fuel energy sources to one of declining and expensive fossil fuels and scarce replacements will impact every living person, every … 15 $1.50 Add
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Actio Plan: Places to Intervene in a Systen

From: The New Carbon Architecture

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In the concluding chapter, King presents a variety of ways that people and organizations can influence the global construction market. 8 $0.80 Add
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Blackwater

From: Dry Run

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However, wastewater is also another water source; after all if you live inland along a large river, your water supply started upriver as someone else’s wastewater. So, wastewater is just … 16 $1.60 Add
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Radiation in War

From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You

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This chapter includes the following sections: Nuclear Roulette: Three Case Studies – Radiation at Sea – “Depleted Uranium” – Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear War … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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Designing Group Projects

From: Common Threads

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When I am building a project I try to have entry points for all three (head, heart, hand) so that people can enter from whichever is their comfort zone: • Someone comes into the project … 12 $1.20 Add
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Footprint in Architecture and City Planning

BedZED, Masdar City, and Peter Seidel

From: Ecological Footprint

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Architectural examples that have been informed by this thinking ; 12 $1.20 Add