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Beyond flying : rethinking air travel in a globally connected world / edited by Chris Watson ; Jayne Jones, design.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air travel.
- Sustainability.
- Information technology--Social aspects.
- Information technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Green Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is flying an irreplaceable part of 21st-century life? Flying is never zero-carbon, so can we reduce it, or even do without it? Can businesses succeed in a globalized world without international air travel? What about ?love miles' ? visiting friends and family overseas? Fourteen authors from around the world ? lawyers, journalists, scientists, architects ? share their travel stories about life and work ?beyond flying', offering us an inspiring catalogue of reasons to fly less, some great ways of switching to sustainable choices, and the delights of richer travel experiences.
- Contents:
- Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Friends of the Earth: rethinking travel; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: THINKING BEYOND FLYING; Chapter 1: To fly or not to fly?; Chapter 2: Deciding never to fly again; Chapter 3: Young people and climate change; Chapter 4: Waking up to the downsides of flying; Chapter 5: Slow and low - the way to go: a systems view of travel emissions; PART 2: BUSINESS BEYOND FLYING; Chapter 6: A green travel experiment; Chapter 7: Trains versus planes: building a low-carbon travel agency
- Chapter 8: Going cold turkey: a law practice without any flightsChapter 9: The no-flying conference: Signs of Change; Chapter 10: Slowlier than thou: why flight-free travel is about better, not less; PART 3: SAVOURING THE JOURNEY; Chapter 11: The human engine: bicycling to Beijing; Chapter 12: Walking distance; Chapter 13: bike2oz: the world going through you instead of around you; Chapter 14: A small matter of distance: trying not to fly to climate talks; Chapter 15: Travel on a hot planet: exploring the global tourist industry overland; How to fly less; Index; Other Green Books titles
- About Green Books
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9780857842107
- 0857842102
- 9780857842114
- 0857842110
- OCLC:
- 880449210
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