The new consumers : the influence of affluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent.
The new consumers : the influence of affluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent.
The new consumers : the influence of affluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent.
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Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N333.713/ 14
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English
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Physical content
xv, 199 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. Who are the new consumers? -- II. Cars : driving us backwards? -- III. Meat : juicy steaks and hidden costs -- IV. Further resource linkages : household electricity, eco-footprints, and human numbers -- V. China : a giant awake and roaring -- VI. India : the second "biggie" -- VII. The big pictur...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2004.
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District of Columbia
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"The environmental analyst Norman Myers and his coauthor Jennifer Kent here concentrate not on nations like the United States but on the stunning increase in what they term "new consumers" - people in developing and transition nations who have achieved sufficient affluence to enjoy middle class lifestyles, including buying cars, eating meat regular...
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The new consumers : the influence of affluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N333.713/ 14
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74VKPaXLDmyg
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ISBN
1559639970 :
9781559639972 (cloth : alk. paper)
1559639970 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781559639972 :
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333.713
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991019632639702626
