Energy Sprawl Solutions: Balancing Global Development and by Joseph M. Kiesecker,David E. Naugle,Sharon
By Joseph M. Kiesecker,David E. Naugle,Sharon Baruch-Mordo,Leandro Baumgarten,David Richard Cameron,Juan Jose Cardenas Lopez,Laura Crane,Jeffrey S. Evans,Joseph Fargione,Juan Carlos Gonzalez Tamayo,Peter Hawthorne,Mark Hebblewhite,Christina M. Kennedy,Eduard
In Energy Sprawl Solutions, scientists Joseph M. Kiesecker and David Naugle supply a roadmap for conserving biodiversity regardless of the threats of power sprawl. Their strategy—development through design—brings jointly businesses, groups, and governments to craft blueprints for sustainable land improvement. This common-sense technique identifies and preemptively units apart land the place biodiversity can thrive whereas consolidating improvement in parts with decrease biodiversity price. This process is sensible for strength industries and governments, that can hopefully construct sustainability into their strength futures.
This contributed quantity brings jointly specialists in various fields akin to biodiversity conservation, ecology, surroundings prone, flora and fauna, fisheries, making plans, strength, economics, and finance. Early chapters set the context for international styles of biodiversity chance from power extraction and the demanding situations of accomplishing a eco-friendly destiny whereas conserving strength protection. center chapters are dedicated to case reviews from international locations worldwide, each one describing a unique strength area and the collaborative approach concerned about making plans advanced strength tasks in a manner that maximizes biodiversity security. special maps and charts support orient readers to international locations and effort sectors, supplying evidence for what's possible.
With biodiversity declining speedily as a result of an energy-hungry global, this booklet offers a wanted advisor for elected officers, representatives, NGOs and neighborhood teams who've a stake in sustainable energy-development planning.
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