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1 online resource |
Series |
SpringerBriefs on pioneers in science and practice ; volume 28 |
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SpringerBriefs on pioneers in science and practice ; v. 28.
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Contents |
Autobiographical Sketch -- Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker's Publications -- Modular University (1971) -- Contagious Knowledge: Contagion as a Quality Criterion for Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science (1983) -- Editorial Note on 'Integrated Application of Emerging and Traditional Technologies for Development' (1983) -- The Environmental Dimension of Biotechnology (1986) -- Not a Miracle Solution but Steps towards an Ecological Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (1987) -- Earth Politics (selected pages, 1992) -- (with Jochen Jesinghaus): Ecological Tax Reform (selected pages, 1992) -- Sustainable Energy Policies: Political Engineering of a Long Lasting Consensus (1993) |
Summary |
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker this unique anthology presents thought-provoking texts from 1970 to 2013, spanning several disciplines and combining science and practice. Among them are three Reports to the Club of Rome that Weizsacker lead-authored, a new university curriculum system to promote interdisciplinary studies and a proposal for a five-fold increase in resource productivity, which would make it possible to shut down nuclear and fossil power plants, avoiding dangerous climate change impacts. Weizsacker is Co-President of the Club of Rome and Co-Cha |
Analysis |
energiebeleid |
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energy policy |
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milieubeheer |
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environmental management |
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milieu |
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environment |
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klimaatverandering |
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climatic change |
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Climatology |
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Energy |
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Klimatologie |
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Energie |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Weizsäcker, Ernst U. von (Ernst Ulrich), 1939-
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Environmental policy.
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects
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environmental policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects
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Environmental policy
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Weizsäcker, Ernst U. von (Ernst Ulrich), 1939- editor.
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ISBN |
9783319036625 |
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3319036629 |
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