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.

Author/creator Peterson, M. Nils, 1976-
Other author Peterson, Tarla Rai.
Other author Liu, Jianguo, 1963-
Format Book
PublicationBaltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Descriptionviii, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012051093
ISBN9781421410654 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421410656 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD7293 .P424 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold