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Title:
Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming / edited by Paul Hawken.
Author:
Hawken, Paul, editor.
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
Call Number:
TD171.75 .D73 2017
ISBN:
9780143130444
Physical Description:
xv, 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Energy -- Wind turbines -- Microgrids -- Geothermal -- Solar farms -- Rooftop solar -- Wave and tidal -- Concentrated solar -- Biomass -- Nuclear -- Cogeneration -- Micro wind -- Alexander von Humboldt -- Methane digesters -- In-stream hydro -- Waste-to-energy -- Grid flexibility -- Energy storage (utilities) -- Energy storage (distributed) -- Solar water -- Food -- Plant rich diet -- Farmland restoration -- Reduced food waste -- Clean cookstoves -- Multistrata agroforestry -- Improved rice production -- Silvopasture -- Why bother? -- Regenerative agriculture -- Nutrient management -- Tree intercropping -- Conservation agriculture -- Composting -- Biochar -- Tropical staple trees -- Farmland irrigation -- The hidden half of nature -- Managed grazing -- Women and girls -- Women smallholders -- Family planning -- Educating girls -- Buildings and cities -- Net zero buildings -- Walkable cities -- Bike infrastructure -- Green roofs -- LED lighting -- Heat pumps -- Smart glass -- Smart thermostats -- District heating -- Landfill methane -- Insulation -- Retrofitting -- Water distribution -- Building automation

Land use -- Forest protection -- Coastal wetlands -- Tropical forests -- Bamboo -- The man who stopped the desert -- Perennial biomass -- Peatlands -- Indigenous peoples' land management -- Temperate forests -- The hidden life of trees -- Afforestation -- Transport -- Mass transit -- High-speed rail -- Ships -- Electric vehicles -- Ridesharing -- Electric bikes -- Cars -- Airplanes -- Trucks -- Telepresence -- Trains -- Materials -- Household recycling -- Industrial recycling -- Alternative cement -- Refrigerant management -- Recycled paper -- Bioplastic -- Water saving -- home -- Coming attractions -- Repopulating the mammoth steppe -- Pasture cropping -- Enhanced weathering of minerals -- Marine permaculture -- Intensive silvopasture -- Artificial leaf -- Autonomous vehicles -- Solid-state wave energy -- Living buildings -- On care for our common home -- Direct air capture -- Hydrogen-boron fusion -- Smart highways -- Hyperloop -- Microbial farming -- Industrial hemp -- Perennial crops -- A cow walks onto a beach -- Ocean farming -- Smart grids -- Building with wood -- Reciprocity.
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