The Secret Life of Stuff: A Manual for a New Material World - Couverture souple

Hill, Julie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099546582 ISBN 13 : 9780099546580

Editeur : Vintage, 2011

Synopsis

Wouldn't you like:

- Products that don't damage the environment?

- A better way of life without agonising about your 'footprint'?

- To really know your stuff?


Climate change? Biofuels? Nuclear power? Landfills? Recycling? Renewable energy? Environmental issues can feel overwhelming. But, in fact, it is simple; it all comes down to one thing - stuff.

Our use of the Earth's resources - whether a crisp packet or a cargo ship, a T-shirt or a wind turbine - has an inescapable impact on our future. In The Secret Life of Stuff, Julie Hill uncovers the origins and the true cost of what we use. Her inventory of over-consumption may shock but it is the first step towards overcoming waste. The misuse of stuff is not your fault, it's a product of history. But it is only by understanding what has gone wrong, that everyone - politicians, business people and us as consumers - can create a new and better material world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Julie Hill has 25 years environmental experience, including working with governments, businesses, the environmental think-tank Green Alliance, the Environmental Agency and the award-winning Eden Project. She counts her experiences as parent, consumer and citizen to be just as relevant to The Secret Life of Stuff as those generated by being a life-long environmentalist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099546582
• ISBN 13: 9780099546580
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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