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- Publication Name
- University Press of New England
- Special Attributes
- EX-LIBRARY
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- 9781611682557
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dartmouth College
ISBN-10
161168255X
ISBN-13
9781611682557
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038537155
Product Key Features
Book Title
Infinite Resource : the Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet
Number of Pages
364 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, Natural Resources, Development / Sustainable Development
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-026803
Reviews
"By providing a detailed, statistically rich historical background on many of the detrimental practices andattitudes that have brought humanity to the nail-biting precipice that may await a century from now, Naamstrengthens his soberly confident, if not cautiously optimistic, predictions for how humans can walk it back from the edge of disaster."-Booklist, ""I'm an optimist," he writes more than once. Optimism about the power of ideas offers no guarantees, as Naam is well aware; he carefully avoids complacency. Something needs to be done to stimulate our ingenuity, Naam writes. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, his book offers a helpful guide for that purpose."-The Intelligent Optimist, ""I'm an optimist," he writes more than once. Optimism about the power of ideas offers no guarantees, as Naam is well aware; he carefully avoids complacency. Something needs to be done to stimulate our ingenuity, Naam writes. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, his book offers a helpful guide for that purpose."- The Intelligent Optimist, ""I'm an optimist," he writes more than once. Optimism about the power of ideas offers no guarantees, as Naam is well aware; he carefully avoids complacency. Something needs to be done to stimulate our ingenuity, Naam writes. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, his book offers a helpful guide for that purpose."--The Intelligent Optimist, "By providing a detailed, statistically rich historical background on many of the detrimental practices andattitudes that have brought humanity to the nail-biting precipice that may await a century from now, Naamstrengthens his soberly confident, if not cautiously optimistic, predictions for how humans can walk it back from the edge of disaster."- Booklist, "Computer scientist/writer Naam has produced a compelling road map for meeting the dire environmental, energy, and food challenges facing human civilization. He argues persuasively, drawing from a wealth of research, that humanity has the potential to innovate itself out of those problems, as it has before."- Choice, "Seattle-based writer and former Microsoft executive Ramez Naam argues that we can solve the natural-resource and environmental challenges that face us -- and grow global prosperity -- if we tap our most abundant resource: innovation." --Seattle Times, By providing a detailed, statistically rich historical background on many of the detrimental practices andattitudes that have brought humanity to the nail-biting precipice that may await a century from now, Naamstrengthens his soberly confident, if not cautiously optimistic, predictions for how humans can walk it back from the edge of disaster., "By providing a detailed, statistically rich historical background on many of the detrimental practices andattitudes that have brought humanity to the nail-biting precipice that may await a century from now, Naamstrengthens his soberly confident, if not cautiously optimistic, predictions for how humans can walk it back from the edge of disaster."--Booklist, "By providing a detailed, statistically rich historical background on many of the detrimental practices andattitudes that have brought humanity to the nail-biting precipice that may await a century from now, Naamstrengthens his soberly confident, if not cautiously optimistic, predictions for how humans can walk it back from the edge of disaster."ÑBooklist, Computer scientist/writer Naam has produced a compelling road map for meeting the dire environmental, energy, and food challenges facing human civilization. He argues persuasively, drawing from a wealth of research, that humanity has the potential to innovate itself out of those problems, as it has before., ""I'm an optimist," he writes more than once. Optimism about the power of ideas offers no guarantees, as Naam is well aware; he carefully avoids complacency. Something needs to be done to stimulate our ingenuity, Naam writes. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, his book offers a helpful guide for that purpose."ÑThe Intelligent Optimist, "Seattle-based writer and former Microsoft executive Ramez Naam argues that we can solve the natural-resource and environmental challenges that face us - and grow global prosperity - if we tap our most abundant resource: innovation." - Seattle Times, ""I'm an optimist," he writes more than once. Optimism about the power of ideas offers no guarantees, as Naam is well aware; he carefully avoids complacency. Something needs to be done to stimulate our ingenuity, Naam writes. Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, his book offers a helpful guide for that purpose.", "Seattle-based writer and former Microsoft executive Ramez Naam argues that we can solve the natural-resource and environmental challenges that face us Ñ and grow global prosperity Ñ if we tap our most abundant resource: innovation." ÑSeattle Times, "Seattle-based writer and former Microsoft executive Ramez Naam argues that we can solve the natural-resource and environmental challenges that face us - and grow global prosperity - if we tap our most abundant resource: innovation." -Seattle Times, "Computer scientist/writer Naam has produced a compelling road map for meeting the dire environmental, energy, and food challenges facing human civilization. He argues persuasively, drawing from a wealth of research, that humanity has the potential to innovate itself out of those problems, as it has before."-Choice, Seattle-based writer and former Microsoft executive Ramez Naam argues that we can solve the natural-resource and environmental challenges that face us - and grow global prosperity - if we tap our most abundant resource: innovation.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
333.7
Table Of Content
Preface: A Tale of Two Planets * THE BEST OF TIMES * The Rise of Innovation * The Incredible Present * THE WORST OF TIMES * Running Out of Steam * Peak Everything? * Greenhouse Earth * End of the Party? * THE POWER OF IDEAS * The First Energy Technology * The Transformer * The Substitute * The Reducer * The Recycler * The Multiplier * UNLEASHING INNOVATION * Investing in Ideas * The Flaw in the Market * Market Solutions * The Unthinkable: Here There Be Dragons * The Unthinkable: Climate Engineering * Greener Than Green * The Decoupler * Of Mouths and Minds * Easy Way, Hard Way * Coda: Living in the Twenty-First Century * Acknowledgments * Notes * Index
Synopsis
A surprising, convincing, and optimistic argument for meeting the crisis of scarcity with the power of ideas, Climate change. Finite fossil fuels. Fresh water depletion. Rising commodity prices. Ocean acidification. Overpopulation. Deforestation. Feeding the world's billions. We're beset by an array of natural resource and environmental challenges. They pose a tremendous risk to human prosperity, to world peace, and to the planet itself. Yet, if we act, these problems are addressable. Throughout history we've overcome similar problems, but only when we've focused our energies on innovation. For the most valuable resource we have isn't oil, water, gold, or land - it's our stockpile of useful ideas, and our continually growing capacity to expand them. In this remarkable book, Ramez Naam charts a course to supercharge innovation - by changing the rules of our economy - that can lead the whole world to greater wealth and human well-being, even as we dodge looming resource crunches and environmental disasters and reduce our impact on the planet. "Most books about the future are written by blinkered Pollyannas or hand-wringing Cassandras. Ramez Naam--Egypt-born, Illinois-raised, a major contributor to the computer revolution--is neither. Having thought about science, technology and the environment for decades, he has become that rarest of creatures: a clear-eyed optimist. Concise, informed and passionately argued, The Infinite Resource both acknowledges the very real dangers that lie ahead for the human enterprise and the equally real possibility that we might not only survive but thrive." --Charles Mann, New York Times bestselling author of 1491 and 1493 "An amazing book. Throughout history, the most important source of new wealth has been new ideas. Naam shows how we can tap into and steer that force to overcome our current problems and help create a world of abundance." --Peter H. Diamandis, MD, chairman and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation; chairman, Singularity University; and author, Abundance--The Future Is Better Than You Think
LC Classification Number
HC85.N32 2013
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