ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1987, this book showcases global examples of people and communities who are learning to use the world’s resources without despoiling them for future generations. It includes chapters on nomadic life in Kenya, food supply in a Peruvian shantytown and a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka who advises about tree planting and watersheds. Amidst climate change and environmental destruction this book looks at the world through the eyes of the people who tend it and finds hope in their growing understanding of their environment and in their willingness to live within the Earth’s resources.

chapter I|10 pages

The Dangers of ‘Development’

chapter IV|12 pages

Kenya: From Soil to Sand, and Back

chapter V|12 pages

Solomon Islands: Fishing the Commons

chapter VI|20 pages

Peru: From The Sierras to the Shanties

chapter VII|12 pages

China: Getting Cash into the Countryside

chapter VIII|12 pages

British Organic Farming: Only Muck and Mystery?

chapter IX|12 pages

California: Poor Water in a Rich Country

chapter X|11 pages

Zimbabwe: Many Children, Little Land