Brown, Lester Russell, 1934-

Plan B : rescuing a planet under stress and a civilization in trouble / Lester R. Brown - New York : W. W. Norton, 2003 - xvii, 285 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

A planet under stress -- Emerging water shortages -- Eroding soils and shrinking cropland -- Rising temperatures and rising seas -- Our socially divided world -- Plan A : Business as usual -- Raising water productivity -- Raising land productivity -- Cutting carbon emissions in half -- Responding to the social challenge -- Plan B : Rising to the challenge.

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Environmental economics.
Population.
Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects.
Water-supply.
Economía ambiental.
Desarrollo sostenible.
Conservación de los recursos naturales--Aspectos económicos.

HC 79 / B878p 2003

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