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Series: Object Lessons
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Environment
"An object lesson on how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health, and humanity's prospect of survival"--
An object lesson on how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health, and humanity’s prospect of survival.
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Finalist for the Big Other Book Award, Nonfiction Category 2021
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
What is the environment, this elusive object that impacts us so profoundly—our odds to be born; the way we look, feel, and function; and how long and comfortable we may live? The environment is not only everything we see around us but also, at a lesser scale, a hailstorm of molecules large and small that constantly penetrates our bodies, simultaneously nourishing and threatening our health. The concept of oneness with our surroundings urges a reckoning of what we are doing to 'the environment,' and consequently, what we are doing to ourselves.
By taking us through this journey of questioning, Rolf Halden’s Environment empowers readers with new knowledge and a heightened appreciation of how our daily lifestyle decisions are impacting the places we occupy, our health, and humanity’s prospect of survival.
With illustrations by Griffin Finke.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Environment by Professor Rolf Halden is a compelling personal analysis of humanity's relationship with the natural world, emphasising our origins and dependencies. The author, drawing from his extensive experience in environmental pollution control, delivers a critical message: advanced economies must adopt more effective policies to safeguard human health from industrial chemical hazards. The book is endorsed by experts, including a Nobel Laureate, highlighting its authoritative insights.
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ISBN: 9781501361906
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 171g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, is Director of the Biodesign Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Biodesign Institute, Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, and Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, USA.
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