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Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization 40 reviews
Robert Zubrin
Tarcher, 2000
The single most authoritative book on the potential human future in space
+ Zubrin's got it goin on.
+ Great balance
+ A detailed technical manifesto
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Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy ...
Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, ...
National Academies Press, 2001
Report from the Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. Softcover.
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Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet 6 reviews
Peter Hoffmann
The MIT Press, 2002
Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy
+ Important and Exciting Information
+ Hydrogen power now!!
Hydrogen storage is a central issue surrounding adaptation into hydrogen as tomorrow's energy. Internal Combustion Engines burning hydrogen seem like the popular future. Toyota's Rav 4 prototype uses a metal hydride to carry hydrogen in solid form. Hydrogen extracting micro plant under the hood ...
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The Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Humans, Climate, and the Natural World (Scientific Committee on Problems ...
Island Press, 2004
While a number of gases are implicated in global warming, carbon dioxide is the most important contributor, and in one sense the entire phenomena can be seen as a human-induced perturbation of the carbon cycle. The Global Carbon Cycle offers a scientific assessment of the state of current knowledge of the carbon cycle by the world's leading scientists sponsored by SCOPE and the Global Carbon ...
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The Triple Bottom Line, Does It All Add Up?: Assessing the Sustainability of Business and CSR 1 review
Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2004
I recommend!
The book contains the contribution of many renowned authors from the Academic and Practitioner's world. This is a very good help to the understanding of the Triple Bottom Line Framework.
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Paths to a Green World: The Political Economy of the Global Environment 2 reviews
Jennifer Clapp, Peter Dauvergne
The MIT Press, 2005
Basis for dialogue
Many people are working diligently on environmental issues, but they often disagree because they don't see the world the same way. The authors classify those who are serious about building sustainability into four worldviews -- market liberals, institutionalists, bioenvironmentalists, and social ...
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing12 reviews
John Houghton
Cambridge University Press, 2004
Here is the review I made on this book for class - Umass Boston.
+ Global Warming
+ Yes, It Really Is A Good Complete Briefing on Global Warming
+ Excellent resource if you want to know the facts on global warming and climate change
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21st Century Complete Guide to Congressional Science, Space, Energy, Environment, and Research Laws and ...
World Spaceflight News
Progressive Management, 2003
This up-to-date and comprehensive CD-ROM provides extensive coverage of the work of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science on the following major subjects: * NASA * Aerospace and Aeronautics * Space Shuttle * International Space Station * National Science Foundation * Energy * Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism * Homeland Security * Critical Infrastructure * National ...
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Colonies in Space5 reviews
T.A. Heppenheimer
Warner Books, 1980
New America
+ one of the best
+ very good book
+ outlines the technical blueprints for space colony construct
+ An overview of possible human settlements in space
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Planning for Sustainability: Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities
Stephen Wheeler
Routledge, 2004
Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people, and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices. Planning for ...
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A Vision of Future Space Transportation6 reviews
Tim McElyea
Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc., 2003
A good overview of future concepts
+ Great Book
+ Back to the future
If you are looking for nuts and bolts look elsewhere but if you want a high level overview this is a wornderful book. It is written in easy to understand, non rocket science language and I like it. Pictures are vivid and it is a beatutiful easy to read and understand book.
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2006 Saving Planet Earth from Global Warming and Climate Change: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint and Lowering ...
U.S. Government
Progressive Management, 2006
This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on CD-ROM provides vital information for anyone concerned about saving Planet Earth from the ongoing crisis of global warming and climate change, which is causing the sea level to rise, glaciers to melt, coastlines to be destroyed, and ecosystems to be damaged. You can make a difference! There are smart tips to protect the Earth – in the home, in ...
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Hydrogen as Fuel
CRC, 2002
There continues to be widespread interest in the applications of hydrogen as a clean fuel and its potential for local electricity production and use in transport. Recent years have seen a variety of breakthroughs in our understanding of the nature, structure, and biosynthesis of hydrogenases. This book is a timely description of these developments, taking a lucid, multidisciplinary approach. ...
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The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift10 reviews
Andres R. Edwards
New Society Publishers, 2005
A Sustainable Framework
+ Excellent reference
+ Great Intro to Sustainability
The Sustainability Revolution provides a broad portrait of a paradigm shift, as the sub title claims. Although I checked this out of the library, this is a book to own and refer to especially if you are interested in furthering sustainable best practices or even wondering what they are. ...
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Biodiversity (Papers from the 1st National Forum on Biodiversity, September 1986, Washington, D.C.)2 reviews
National Academy of Sciences, 1996
First Class Service
+ May have changed my life
I don't know anything about the book or E. O. Wilson. But the service I received from the vendor was first class, it arrived on-time and I saved a ton of money on this book.
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science 10 reviews
Artist Not Provided
PBS (Direct), 2006
Alternative to "An Inconvenient Truth"
As a science teacher who specializes in the natural sciences, the topic of Global Warming is (finally) becoming an acceptable topic to introduce. Resistance has usually come from parents who see the teaching of Global Warming as linked to a political statement. Viewing of the film "An ...
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World Atlas of Coral Reefs7 reviews
Mark D. Spalding, Edmund P. Green, ...
University of California Press, 2001
Beautiful
+ A Great Resource for Divers
+ excellent
+ Beautiful
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The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth104 reviews
Tim Flannery
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006
Great Over-all Look at Global Warming
+ Very interesting book
+ Even with some failures, this is one important book
+ The world of the racoon is coming
+ Great Read...
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The Survival Imperative: Using Space to Protect Earth3 reviews
William E. Burrows
Forge Books, 2006
Should be required reading for everyone!
+ The Moon as insurance policy
+ Will Humanity Survive?
I can't believe I'm the first person to review this book here, since it has been out for several months. It is an important book that should be read by everybody with an interest in the future of humankind -- though unfortunately, it probably won't be. It's likely to be ignored by people who ...
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Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space6 reviews
Wiley, 1996
a very mixed bag
+ Good book
+ A great book about what could be done.
+ excellent reading, but a little far fetched
+ An uplifting, optimistic view of our future in space
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