Ignoring the apocalypse : why planning to prevent environmental catastrophe goes astray / David Howard Davis.

Author/creator Davis, David Howard
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Descriptionxviii, 228 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Environmental degradation--Prevention.
Global warming--Prevention.
Climatic changes--Prevention.
Nuclear warfare--Prevention.
Overpopulation--Prevention.
Energy conservation.

SeriesPolitics and the environment, 1932-3484
Politics and the environment. ^A708396
Contents Introduction -- The golden age of statistics : planning as prediction -- The energy crisis : planning as central management -- Overpopulation : the absence of planning -- Nuclear war : secret planning -- Global warming : international scientific planning -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-222) and index.
LCCN 2007008640
ISBN9780275996635 (alk. paper)
ISBN0275996638 (alk. paper)