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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Peak oil, economic growth, and wildlife conservation [Texte électronique] / J. Edward Gates, David L. Trauger, Brian Czech, editors
Publication : New York : Springer, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Index : pages 341-346. - Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 9 mars 2015). - Comprend des références bibliographiques
Today, there are numerous books available on the subject of Peak Oil; however, most,
if not all, address the consequences of peaking on our industrialized society and
how we might adapt. There also are several excellent books available dealing with
economic growth. Books on wildlife conservation are also commonplace. However, no
book currently integrates the topics of Peak Oil, economic growth, and wildlife conservation
into one narrative. This book attempts to do just that. The book is divided into four
sections, respectively titled The Energy Dilemma, Economic Considerations, Fundamental
Conflicts, and Wildlife Conservation and the Future. Each succeeding section builds
on those that come before it. Readers of this book will gain a deeper understanding
of the vital linkages between energy, economic growth, and the conservation of natural
landscapes and native species. This book is written for a broad audience, including
natural resources professionals, planners, and policy-makers in federal, state, and
provincial governments. Leaders of conservation and environmental organizations will
value its clarion call for action to stem further losses of biodiversity (including
genetic diversity) and advance its conservation. Professors teaching university courses
in wildlife ecology and management, conservation biology, and ecological economics
will find this volume to be an indispensable course book for their students. Others
will use it as a primary reference for seminars dealing with sustainability. Persons
interested in Peak Oil and energy depletion will learn how these issues impinge on
wildlife conservation. Those interested in alternatives to a growth economy will find
the discussion of a steady state economy enlightening, given that lack of cheap, abundant
energy may force us in that direction anyway. It is our hope that readers of this
book will act on the information contained in it to effect positive change in how
our global civilization interacts with the biosphere and humanity?s co-inhabitants?the
millions of species composing Earth?s biodiversity
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Gates, John Edward. Fonction indéterminée
Trauger, David L.. Fonction indéterminée
Czech, Brian (1960-....). Fonction indéterminée
Indice(s) Dewey :
338.272 8209 (23e éd.) = Pétrole (industrie minière) - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781493919543
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44668115j
Notice n° :
FRBNF44668115
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Table des matières : SECTION I: THE ENERGY DILEMMA ; Chapter 1. Peaking of World Oil Production ; Chapter
2. Energy Return on Investment (EROI), Liquid Fuel Production, and Consequences for
Wildlife ; Chapter 3. Implications for the Economy and Environment of Alternatives
to Fossil-Fuel Energy ; SECTION II: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS ; Chapter 4. An Institutionalist
Perspective on the Economy and Price of Oil ; Chapter 5. The Conflict between Economic
Growth and Wildlife Conservation ; Chapter 6. The Steady State Economy as the Sustainable
Alternative to Economic Growth ; SECTION III: FUNDAMENTAL CONFLICTS ; Chapter 7.
Economic Growth and Wildlife Conservation in the North Pacific Rim, highlighting Alaska
and the Russian Far East ; Chapter 8. Oil and Gas Development, the National Petroleum
Reserve-Alaska, and Our Wildlife Heritage ; Chapter 9. Peak Oil and the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge ; Chapter 10. Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Development on Marine
Wildlife Resources. Chapter 11. Albe
