The efficiency trap : finding a better way to achieve a sustainable energy future /
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Amherst, N.Y. :
Prometheus Books,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue. The eighth deadly sin
- pt. 1. The efficiency paradox. The petroleum interval ; The conventional wisdom ; The unconventional wisdom
- pt. 2. Efficiency traps. Energy efficiency traps ; The energy substition trap ; The efficient food trap
- pt. 3. Thinking in systems. Learning from nature ; Efficient business and economy traps ; The ecology of collapse
- pt. 4. Beyond efficiency. Resilience : beyond sustainability ; Strengthening vital systems ; Building resilient communities
- Epilogue. The key that unlocks the efficiency trap.