Description: Comfortably Unaware : What we Choose to Eat Is Killing Us and Our Planet, Paperback by Oppenlander, Richard A., ISBN 0825306868, ISBN-13 9780825306860, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Dr. Richard Oppenlander introduces the idea of global ecological depletion in terms of food and food-choices. He presents an understanding of sustainability that complicates simplistic metrics and definitions, demanding a more holistic approach in our choices. To this end, he structures th as "more of a symphony than a conventional nonfiction book," presenting information that contextualizes further chapters. After introducing the ideas of sustainability and global depletion he wants to explore in th, he turns to areas of depletion (rainforests, land, water, oceans, etc.), and finally to an account of how depletion arrived at the crisis point and what we can do about it. He provides the facts and an appreciation for their gravity. His focus is on food-choices because food is what links us all together. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Comfortably Unaware : What We Choose to Eat Is Killing Us and Our Planet
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Beaufort Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, Industries / Agribusiness, Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Global Warming & Climate Change
Genre: Nature, Technology & Engineering, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Science, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 9.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Richard A. Oppenlander
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
