What's Really Happening to Our Planet? - Softcover

Tony Juniper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241240425 ISBN 13: 9780241240427

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley UK, 2016

Synopsis

What's Really Happening to Our Planet
What's Really Happening To Our Planet? is the only book to fully review the current state of the planet and the way in which our unchecked human activity could change the world forever, with a perspective on what we can do to reverse the damage. Wide ranging, heart-stopping research is distilled into one reliable and eye-opening book.What's Really Happening To Our Planet? charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption and its impact on climate change and our planet. Written by leading sustainability expert Tony Juniper, with insights from globally respected scientists, states people and cultural leaders and thinkers. Includes positive ideas and a fresh perspective on how we can begin to reverse the damage we have caused. Expect clear, informative discussion of a wealth of subjects including solar power, food waste, and mass extinction.What's Really Happening To Our Planet? is an unmissable, accessible guide to humanity's role in our changing planet.

About this title

About the Author:

Tony Juniper is a campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and a well-known British environmentalist. For more than 25 years he has worked for change toward a more sustainable society at local, national and international levels. From providing ecology and conservation experiences for primary school children, to making the case for new recycling laws, to orchestrating international campaigns for action on rainforests and climate change, his work has sought change at many levels. Juniper presently works as a Special Adviser to the Prince of Wales Charities' International Sustainability Unit. He is based in Cambridge, England.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 7 Up—A passionate call to action by one of Britain's most influential environmentalists, this work gives us a snapshot of the current state of our planet and a sense of what is to come if we do not change course. The book is divided into three sections: primary causes of change, major consequences, and a glimpse at the future. Each subject area (for example, "Rise of Consumerism," "The Greenhouse Effect," "Nature's Spaces") is given a spread with a couple of paragraphs of text and bright graphs, charts, maps, and diagrams that illustrate key statistics. Some pages also feature color photographs. A glossary, index, and references (primarily online and quite recent) add great value to this sobering volume. Text boxes on a few pages headed "What Can We Do?" and "What Can I Do?" offer practical suggestions to those who wish to take positive action, and help temper the overwhelmingly distressing nature of the facts presented. VERDICT A comprehensive and visually appealing work that tackles subjects of importance. Ideal for browsing and as a jumping-off point for in-depth research.—Laura Simeon, Open Window School Library, WA

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley UK
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0241240425
• ISBN 13: 9780241240427
• Binding: Paperback