Unearthed : the economic roots of our environmental crisis / Kenneth M. Sayre.

Author/creator Sayre, Kenneth M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNotre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxxiv, 414 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Ecological engineering.
Energy dissipation--Environmental aspects.
Entropy--Environmental aspects.
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Energy conservation--Philosophy.
Energy consumption--Philosophy.

Contents Two laws of thermodynamics -- Entropy and disorder -- Life, negentropy, and biological feedback -- Ecosystems and top consumers -- Entropy trapped within the biosphere -- The rising tide of human energy use -- Economic production and its ecological consequences -- Technological solutions to ecological problems -- Replacing fossil fuel with clean energy -- History and theory of economic growth -- Why economic growth is considered a good thing -- Economics without continuing growth -- Desire for wealth in free-market economies -- Environmental and other ethics -- Typology of social values -- Ecologically destructive values -- Values for survival -- What can be done? What can one do?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 385-407) and index.
LCCN 2010024338
ISBN9780268041366 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0268041369 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GE350 .S29 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold