The Big Picture (EPUB) von David Suzuki

Whether he's discussing how to reconcile economy with ecology, why a warmer world will result in more poison ivy, why Britney Spears gets more hits on Google than global warming does, or why we might need to start eating jellyfish for supper, David Suzuki points the direction we must take as a society if we hope to meet the environmental challenges we face in our still-young century. Covering suburban sprawl, sustainable transportation, food shortages, biodiversity, technology, public policy, and moreThe Big Picture not only identifies the problems we face but proposes solid, science-based solutions. These engaging essays look beyond environmental challenges to examine the forces that are preventing real change from occurring. Together they tell the story of a species struggling to come to grips with its own biological nature, a nature we must ultimately embrace to live in balance with the systems that sustain us.

Table of Contents

1.What we don't know can hurt us: Science and the dangers of ignorance
2.Smarter than your average planet: Interconnections in the biosphere
3.Getting to know the Joneses: Protecting the diversity of life on Earth
4.Solidarity for Mother Nature: Natural services and economics
5.Hot hot heat: Global warming and climate change
6.You can't get there from here: Car culture and global transportation
7.Jellyfish - it's what's for dinner: Feeding the planet in the 21st century
8.Children of a lesser god: Technology and a culture of consumerism
9.Lights, camera, sound bite: Social change and the media
10.Public policy for a sustainable planet