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TNEP
Book Reviews
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LEONARDO’S
VISION: A guide to collective thinking and action,
Em Prof. Valerie A. Brown
- 2007
“Leonardo’s Vision is essential
reading for all those wishing to capture the
emerging opportunity for collective thinking
and action. The book provides a number of rigorous
models and processes drawing on the author’s
extensive experience in supporting community
efforts towards a sustainable future. I have
learned that one should pay serious attention
to anything that Valerie publishes and this
is no exception.”
Charlie
Hargroves, co-author/co-editor, The Natural
Advantage of Nations and Executive Director
of The Natural Edge Project (Quoted on Back
Cover).
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Limits
to Growth: The 30-Year Update -
2005
A
detailed review of this book was initially undertaken
as part of Michael Smith’s PhD research
and has been further developed for public release.
The lead authors and colleagues in the field
were invited to read the review before public
release. Contribution by the following mentors
have been gratefully received and included in
the final text (see also acknowledgements within):
Dr Dennis Meadows (Co-Author, Limits to Growth),
Professor Jorgen Randers (policy analyst and
President Emeritus of the Norwegian School of
Management), Alan AtKisson (AtKisson Inc), and
Professor Stephen Dovers (Australian National
University).
‘The team from TNEP has invested a
great deal of time in reading the relevant literature,
thinking about the issues, and writing their
conclusions. It is an original and useful analysis.’
Dr
Dennis Meadows, Co-Author Limits to Growth.
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The
Weather Makers, Dr Tim
Flannery - 2005
In
this publication, Tim Flannery argues for the
urgent need to address the implications of a
global climate change. On invitation from
Tim Flannery the team from TNEP provided peer
review and comments prior to publication. In
this groundbreaking and essential new book,
Tim Flannery argues passionately for the urgent
need to address - NOW - the implications of
a global climate change that is damaging all
life on earth and endangering our very survival.
The
review was undertaken by Michael Smith and Charlie
Hargroves (supported administratively by Office
Manager, Nick Palousis).
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Capitalism
at the Crossroads: Aligning Business, Earth,
and Humanity, Prof. Stu
Hart (Foreword from Al Gore) - 2006
Al
Gore states in his foreword to the second edition,
'The global context for business continues
to change at an unprecedented rate, and Stuart
Hart has effectively captured important insights
into the nature of this contextual shift in
this updated edition of Capitalism at the Crossroads.'
On invitation from Stu Hart, TNEP Director Charlie
Hargroves undertook a detailed private peer
review of the first edition to inform the development
of the second edition.
“Taking
the time to go back over the base principles
and concepts of sustainable business practices,
Hart strengthens this expanding body of knowledge
with leading examples that combine international
attention and capital with the ingenuity and
aspiration of those in the developing world.
Building on from the wealth of such material
published in the last 10 years Hart brings together
a well balanced presentation of the business
case that targeting the developing economics
at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ is
a solid strategy for low cost business incubation
and poverty alleviation.”
Charlie Hargroves, co-author/co-editor of The
Natural Advantage of Nations, and Executive
Director of The Natural Edge Project.
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Green
Chemistry and Engineering,
Mukesh Doble and
Anil
Kumar - 2007
"This
new publication is timely as more and more industries
and governments are now realising that it is
far more profitable to design out waste and
toxic chemicals in the first place than have
to clean up after themselves later. As the book
shows major corporations like Dupont, Dow Chemical,
Nike, Mitsubishi, GE Plastics, 3M and many more
corporations are already using green chemistry
and green engineering principles partly because
it simply makes good business sense. The book
is full of examples showing that where Green
Chemistry and Green Engineering principles,
wisely applied, help companies turn cost centres
into profit centres.
The
book covers how green chemistry and green engineering
principles are also helping companies develop
new products which can meet society’s
demand for chemicals whilst eliminating harmful
environmental effects. This is creating a area
of potential product differentiation and profits
for companies. As we showed in our publication
The Natural Advantage of Nations this is helping
to drive a new wave of innovation globally in
environmentally sustainable solutions. If chemists
and chemical engineers are going to be able
to help their companies remain competitive for
the 21st century they need to read this book
and many of the other books referenced within
it.
It is impossible to overstate the significance
of the fact that this book was written by leaders
in the field from India. Whether or not India,
China and Asia succeed in making the transition
to ecological sustainability will have significant
implications for the rest of humanity. This
book offers a strong foundation for hope. As
the book shows Green chemistry and Green engineering
principles is rapidly becoming the way to do
chemistry in the 21st century.
Within page after page unfolds
novel solution after solution that will convince
even the most sceptical that much of the knowledge
is already there to build a globally sustainable
economy from the molecular level up to the largest
industrial plants. This book will help all chemists
and chemical engineers to be part of the solution.
It deserves to be bought and read by all chemical
and chemical engineering university faculties
and chemical companies around the world. The
book is a joy to read."
Michael
Smith, co-author/co-editor of The Natural
Advantage of Nations, and Research Director
of The Natural Edge Project
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