Whole Earth Discipline: Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, Restored Wildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary

"Incredible book . . . Best I've read this year." --Jack Dorsey, via Twitter

This eye-opening book by the legendary author of the National Book Award-winning Whole Earth Catalog persuasively details a new approach to our stewardship of the planet. Lifelong ecologist and futurist Stewart Brand relies on scientific rigor to shatter myths concerning nuclear energy, urbanization, genetic engineering, and other controversial subjects, showing exactly where the sources of our dilemmas lie and offering a bold, inventive set of policies and design- based solutions for shaping a more sustainable society. Thought- provoking and passionately argued, this is a pioneering book on one of the hottest issues facing humanity today.

Author: Stewart Brand
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/28/2010
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.52w x 0.81d
ISBN13: 9780143118282
ISBN10: 0143118285
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
- Business & Economics | Development | Sustainable Development

About the Author
Though honored as a writer--with the National Book Award for the Whole Earth Catalog, Eliot Montroll Award for The Media Lab, Golden Gadfly Award for his years as editor of CoEvolution Quarterly--Steward Brand is primarily an inventor/designer. Trained as a biologist and army officer, he was an early multimedia artist. He has created a number of lasting institutions, including New Games Tournaments, the Hackers Conference, and The WELL, a bellwether computer conference system. He is co-founder of Global Business Network, a futurist research organization fostering the art of the long view.