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Author:
Peterson, M. Nils, 1976- author.
Title:
The housing bomb : why our addiction to houses is destroying the environment and threatening our society / M. Nils Peterson, Tarla Rai Peterson, and Jianguo Liu.
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins University Press,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
viii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Housing--Environmental aspects--United States.
Housing development--Environmental aspects--United States.
Human ecology--United States.
Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.
Ecological houses--United States.
Sustainable urban development--United States.
Other Authors:
Peterson, Tarla Rai, author.
Liu, Jianguo, author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-205) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Household dynamics and their contribution to the housing bomb -- How homeownership both emancipates and enslaves us -- Housaholism in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem -- Household dynamics and giant panda conservation -- Defusing the housing bomb with your house -- Individual and local strategies for defusing the housing bomb -- Macro-scale strategies for defusing the housing bomb -- Conclusion.
ISBN:
1421410656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781421410654 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)823860715
LCCN:
2012051093
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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