Transitioning to a Post-Carbon Society: Degrowth, Austerity and Wellbeing

Book Overview

This book deals with one of the most pressing social and environmental issues that we face today. The transition to a post-carbon society, in which the consumption of fossil fuels decreases over time, has become an inevitability due to the need to prevent catastrophic climate change, the increasing cost and scarcity of energy, and complex combinations of both of these factors. As the authors point out, this will not only entail political adjustments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349951757
• ISBN13: 9781349951758
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.7"