A voice of reason : reflections on Australia / Ian Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Australia.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development--Australia.

Sustainable development.

Environmental protection--Australia.

Environmental protection.

Environmental ethics--Australia.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Lucia, Qld. : UQP, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can civilization survive the 21st century? Professor Ian Lowe, author, pre-eminent scientist and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, thinks we have a chance?but we have to act now, and not just on global warming. Here, collected for the first time, are Lowe's views on topics that concern all Australians?the environment, culture, science, politics, education, technology and the economy, along with new pieces on Australia's outlook this century. Written in Lowe's accessible and engaging style, this collection of essays and opinion pieces is a resource for change based

Contents:

Cover; About The Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; TOC; Introduction; Science, Technologyand Environment; Economics and Politics; Culture and Health; Education; Postscript: Reflections after Copenhagen; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-7022-3822-8

OCLC:

819640549