Main Title |
Brave green world : how science can save our planet / |
Author |
Forman, Chris
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
MIT Press, |
Year Published |
2021 |
OCLC Number |
1157981699 |
ISBN |
9780262044462; 0262044463 |
Subjects |
Climate change mitigation ;
Industrial ecology ;
Factory and trade waste ;
Economic development--Environmental aspects ;
Waste minimization ;
Sustainability ;
Pollution prevention ;
Source reduction (Waste management)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
QC903.F67 2021 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
04/04/2023 |
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Collation |
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Planet energy -- Circular ecology -- Humanity's linear systems -- The 3D printer -- Synthetic biology -- Emergence -- Artificial intelligence algorithms -- The digital process -- The cities of the future -- Taking it further. "In nature, there is little chemical waste; nearly every atom is a resource to be utilized by organisms, ensuring that all the available matter remains in a perpetual cycle. By contrast, human systems of energy production and manufacturing are linear; the end product is waste. In 'Brave Green World, ' Chris Forman and Claire Asher show what our linear systems can learn from the efficient circularity of ecosystems. They offer an unblinkered yet realistic and positive vision of a future in which we can combine biology and manufacturing to solve our central problems of waste and pollution."--Back cover |