"In The 15-Minute City: A Solution for Saving Our Time and Our Planet, human city pioneer and international scientific advisor Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking...

"Did the title of this book get your attention? Good. Because as silly as it is, the idea behind it is serious, earnest, and authentic: you can't become a sustainable operation if you're doing the right things in the wrong place, or at the wrong time. So how do you know how to become more sustainable? Many businesses are in the dark about how to actually do better for the planet and people in the supply chain while growing their margin. Consumers...

"Environmental sustainability policy has failed due to focusing on symptoms, such as CO2 emissions, rather than the root cause problems of the limitations of human systems and global poverty. Through significant research and a detailed road-map for how to achieve sustainability by 2050, Buffington provides a realistic, game changing path forward"--

Der Klimawandel wird sich stark darauf auswirken, welchen Zugang Staaten zu natürlichen Ressourcen haben werden. Massive Verteilungskonflikte können die Folge sein. Viele Regierungen rüsten sich schon jetzt für diese Veränderungen - zulasten der ärmeren und schwächeren Staaten. Der Stoff dieses Buches ist wahrlich brisant. In einer von der Fernsehberichterstattung geprägten, extrem bildhaften Sprache erzählen die beiden Journalisten von Entwicklungen,...