Main entry:

Sanderson, Eric W.

Title & Author:

Terra nova : the new world after oil, cars, and suburbs / Eric W. Sanderson.

Publication:

New York : Abrams, 2013.

Description:

351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-335) and index.
How the sirens sing -- An ode to oil -- Flexible power -- The cheap oil window -- Time for space -- The great American expansion -- The crescendo and the crash -- Holding council -- Gate duties -- Moving to town -- Roads to rails -- Invest in the sun -- A future -- Cost, sacrifice, and evolution -- Collateral benefits.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Blending together natural history, architecture, chemistry, and politics, a senior conservation ecologist presents a roadmap for renewing economic growth, revitalizing communities, and creating a sustainable environment.

ISBN:

9781419704345 (alk. paper)
1419704346 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Sustainable development United States.
Renewable energy United States.
Human ecology United States.
Petroleum industry and trade Social aspects.
Automobiles Social aspects United States.
Suburban life United States.
Développement durable États-Unis.
Écologie humaine États-Unis.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Aspect social.
Automobiles Aspect social États-Unis.
Vie de la banlieue États-Unis.
Automobiles Social aspects.
Human ecology.
Suburban life.
Sustainable development.
Energiepolitik
Erneuerbare Energien
Humanökologie
Nachhaltigkeit
Umweltethik
Énergies renouvelables.
Écologie humaine.
Vie en banlieue.
United States.
États-Unis.

Form/genre:

Statistics.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283436
Call No.: BIB 221634
Status: Available