Herbert Girardet
Autor(a) de Creating Sustainable Cities (Schumacher Briefing, No. 2.)
About the Author
Herbert Girardet is a prolific author, conference speaker and international consultant in the field of cultural and urban ecology. He is a recipient of a UN 'Global 500 Award for Outstanding Environmental Achievements', a member of the Club of Rome and the World Academy of Art and Science., and an mostrar mais Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, He is a former chairman of the Schumacher Society UK, and a trustee of the charity Artists Project Earth. In 2003 he was inaugural 'Thinker in Residence' in Adelaide, Australia, developing regenerative development strategies for South Australia which have been largely implemented. He is a co-founder, former programme director and honorary member of the World Future Council. Most recently he has been working extensively in the Middle East and also in Bristol, UK. mostrar menos
Obras por Herbert Girardet
Land for the People 3 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Girardet, Herbert
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
Germany (born) - Educação
- London School of Economics (BSc|Economics)
- Ocupações
- writer
filmmaker
urban ecologist
environmental consultant - Organizações
- World Future Council
Schumacher Society
Royal Institute of British Architects
Soil Association
Sustainable London Trust
Vienna International Futures Conference (mostrar todos 10)
Under the Sky
Artists Project Earth
Sustainability Alliance
SustainAbility - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Global 500 Award (1992)
Membros
Críticas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Membros
- 137
- Popularidade
- #149,084
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 30
- Línguas
- 2
Excerpts of reviews - from Amazon ...
'Here's the book we've been waiting for: a thorough, up-to-date, and above all proportionate response to our climatic predicament. When I say proportionate, I mean: it tells us how to solve the problem we really have, not the one we wish we had. It's truly important!' Bill McKibben, founder, 350.org.
'Moving towards a green economy requires focused and smart public policies to enable new markets to emerge. The story of renewable energy and feed-in tariffs presented in this book provides a powerful illustration of how consumers and producers of clean energy can - given the right policy framework - transform the market for energy almost overnight.' Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP.
'A Renewable World is based on the renewable gifts of sun, soil, seed. This is how sustainable societies of the South, especially the women, have kept society fed and clothed over millennia. This important book highlights the solutions that allow us to regenerate our renewable natural capital and reduce our ecological footprint, while increasing human welfare.' Vandana Shiva, scientist and activist.… (mais)