The skeptical environmentalist : measuring the real state of the world.
by Lomborg, Bjørn.
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BookPublisher: UK: Cambridge University Press; c2001Description: xxiii, 515 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780521010689.Uniform titles: Verdens sande tilstand. English.Subject(s): Global environmental change | Pollution | Human ecology
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Summary: Bjorn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the global environment is progressively getting worse. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues and documents that the global environment has actually improved. Throughout the book, his sources are fully referenced, allowing discerning readers to investigate the facts used to support his argument. Lomborg criticizes the way many environmental organizations make selective and misleading use of scientific data to influence decisions about the allocation of limited resources. Written by a nonpartisan, independent thinker, The Skeptical Environmentalist is a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favored by green activists and the media.
PART I: THE LITANY PART II: HUMAN WELFARE PART III: CAN HUMAN PROSPERITY CONTINUE? PART IV: POLLUTION: DOES IT UNDERCUT HUMAN PROSPERITY?
PART V: TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS PART VI: THE REAL STATE OF THE WORLD
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| NF 363.7 J Changing climates | NF 363.7 K The cartoon introduction to climate change | NF 363.7 L Our warming planet; green alert! | NF 363.7 L The skeptical environmentalist : | NF 363.7 R AS/A2 geography contemporary case studies. Climate change | NF 363.7 S Polluted water | NF 363.7 T Polutted air |
PART I: THE LITANY PART II: HUMAN WELFARE PART III: CAN HUMAN PROSPERITY CONTINUE? PART IV: POLLUTION: DOES IT UNDERCUT HUMAN PROSPERITY?
PART V: TOMORROW'S PROBLEMS PART VI: THE REAL STATE OF THE WORLD
Bjorn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the global environment is progressively getting worse. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues and documents that the global environment has actually improved. Throughout the book, his sources are fully referenced, allowing discerning readers to investigate the facts used to support his argument. Lomborg criticizes the way many environmental organizations make selective and misleading use of scientific data to influence decisions about the allocation of limited resources. Written by a nonpartisan, independent thinker, The Skeptical Environmentalist is a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favored by green activists and the media.