Whole Earth Discipline
Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary
Stewart Brand
A legendary author and lifelong ecologist presents a groundbreaking new approach to our planet's stewardship in this eye-opening book. Through scientific rigor, myths surrounding controversial subjects such as nuclear energy, urbanization, and genetic engineering are shattered to reveal the sources of our current dilemmas. Discover bold and inventive policies and design-based solutions that aim to shape a more sustainable society for a thought-provoking and passionately argued read on one of humanity's hottest issues.
Publish Date
2009-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
2009-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.11
ISBN
9780143118282
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2020-05-26T13:27:09.000Z
Incredible book by @stewartbrand. Best I’ve read this year.
“Cities are green. Nuclear energy is green. Genetic engineering is green.” – source2020-04-18T16:08:36.000Z
On why even environmentalists should be pro building, pro cities, pro nuclear, and pro genetic engineering. – sourceChildren of the 1970s will appreciate the title, an allusion to the author's groundbreaking 'Whole Earth Catalog,' which merged technology with the counterculture and encouraged global consciousness with the breathtaking earthrise photograph on the cover. – source