Living in a material world : the commodity connection /
At a time when the world is grappling with rising food and energy prices and climate change, Living in a Material World provides an insight into some of the contributing factors behind these challenges. The emergence of new consumers in China, India, Russia and the Middle East has added formidable c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley,
©2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | At a time when the world is grappling with rising food and energy prices and climate change, Living in a Material World provides an insight into some of the contributing factors behind these challenges. The emergence of new consumers in China, India, Russia and the Middle East has added formidable competition to the natural resources that have been taken for granted in the developed world. Everything we consume involves the use of metals, fossil fuels or agriculture. Our high tech 'lifestyles' depend on the secure supply of these raw materials which we take from planet earth and use to make ou. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119208389 1119208386 9780470697450 0470697458 1282026348 9781282026346 9786612026348 6612026340 |