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In the late 1960s, a young Colombian named Paolo Lugari developed what would become one of the world's most celebrated examples of sustainable living. Featuring a new Afterword by the author, this anniversary edition describes how Gaviotas has progressed over the past decade.... More

What would happen to the Earth if all humans vanished one day? What would collapse first? Which items would be immortalized as fossils? How much capacity for self-healing does the Earth have?... More

The story of Gaviotas, a village in a remote area of Colombia once thought uninhabitable, and the simple, affordable technology that was developed there and is now in use throughout Colombia.... More

A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that... More

Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually a... More

Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually a... More

David Suzuki's lifelong work as an environmentalist, naturalist, and scientist have influenced countless others in their fight to save the planet, 20 such devotees of them have contributed to this inspiring collection. <P><P>These journalists, scientists, writers and environmentalists have taken th... More

Alan Weisman ha visitado los lugares clave del planeta y hablado con expertos de todo tipo para contestar a esta fascinante pregunta y explicarnos cómo nuestras enormes infraestructuras se hundirían y finalmente desaparecerían sin dejar rastro; cuánto tardarían las principales ciudades del planet... More

Los Lla nos #la región lluviosa situada en la zona oriental de Colombia, en guerra desde hace décadas# es una de las zonas más hostiles de la Tierra y el sorprendente escenario de una de las historias medioambientales más esperanzadoras jamás contadas. A finales de los 60, un joven experto en desarr... More

Una propuesta fascinante para salvar el planeta. La cuenta atrás es un libro audaz, inteligente y provocador, que nos explica cuáles son los efectos de nuestro desmesurado crecimiento demográfico y plantea la alternativa más rápida y razonable para restaurar el equilibrio. Una investigación de con... More

*Esta edición incluye un nuevo epílogo del autor* Un fascinante recorrido por una tierra sin humanos. Un canto al poder de regeneración de la naturaleza. ¿Qué pasaría en la Tierra si desapareciera el ser humano? Este libro contesta con rigor esta fascinante pregunta y explica cómo nuestras enorme... More

Taiwan has become a democracy despite the inability of its political elite to agree on the national identity of the state. This is a study of the history of democratisation in the light of the national identity problem, based on interviews with leading figures in the KMT and opposition parties.... More

An einem Ort im abgelegenen Sibirien findet man vierbeinige Fellwesen, die mit dem Schwanz wedeln, Schlappohren haben und so gelehrig und freundlich sind wie Schoßhunde. Doch es sind keine Hunde – es sind Füchse. Sie sind das Ergebnis eines der erstaunlichsten Züchtungsexperimente, die je unternomme... More