The Skeptical Environmentalist Measuring the Real State of the World |
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| Author:
| Lomborg, Bjørn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-01068-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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Challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. Making use of the best available statistical information, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature prominently in global headline news. His arguments are presented in non-technical, accessible language and are carefully backed up by over 2500 footnotes allowing readers to check sources for themselves. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a...
More DescriptionChallenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. Making use of the best available statistical information, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature prominently in global headline news. His arguments are presented in non-technical, accessible language and are carefully backed up by over 2500 footnotes allowing readers to check sources for themselves. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan stocktaking exercises that serves as a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favored by campaign groups and the media.