The Crowded Greenhouse: Population, Climate Change and Creating a Sustainable World [Hardcover]

Mr. John Firor (Author), Ms. Judith E. Jacobsen (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2002

This work focuses on two critical global issues - rapid population growth and a human-induced climate change. John Firor and Judith Jacobsen summarize the current status of these two issues, show how they are related to one another, and prescribe steps that governments, economies, societies and individuals can adopt to stabilize both population and climate. Firor and Jacobsen argue that two revolutions are necessary to achieve a stable population and freedom from human-induced climate change: a social revolution that improves equity, particularly the status of women, and a technical revolution that yields vastly greater efficiency in energy and materials use than we have today. They offer a vision that incorporates these changes, and they urge professionals and activists to work to achieve them, even in the face of great odds.

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"This book is comprehensive and even handed, written with clarity and precision throughout by two skilled professional scholars. I read it with admiration, pleasure and profit." -George M. Woodwell, director, Woods Hole Research Center

A revolutionary vision of how we can create a sustainable planet.

About the Author

John Firor is a senior scientist and director emeritus at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Judith E. Jacobsen is a writer, lecturer, and consultant on world population issues.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300093209
• ISBN-13: 978-0300093209
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Our World and What we Have Done to It-Now How do we Fix the Problems we've Created, January 2, 2011

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This review is from: The Crowded Greenhouse: Population, Climate Change and Creating a Sustainable World (Hardcover)

I will start by saying I enjoyed reading 'The Crowded Greenhouse.' Not only was the book set up in a way that was easy to understand, the information and opinions given are also easy to comprehend. The book starts off by creating a picture of what the authors think the year 2050 will look like. Their prediction is from 2002 so it is neat to hear what they think happened in 2010. The first half of the book focuses on population and how to control it. The subject of womens right is also presented in the first half when talking about how to control the population. The second half of the book deals alot with factual information about global warming but also includes the authors opinion on the matter. In the end when the authors tie the two, population and global warming, together, they also include a solution they think is suitable to the problem they believe we have created ourselves.