2001 TheSkepticalEnvironmentalistMea
- (Lomborg, 2001) ⇒ Bjørn Lomborg. (2001). “The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World.” Cambridge University Press. ISBN:0521010683
Subject Headings: Skepticism, Environmental Economics, Human Overpopulation, Energy, Deforestation, Extinction, Water Crisis, Global Warming.
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2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeptical_Environmentalist Retrieved:2014-8-4.
- The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World (literal translation: The True State of the World) is a book by Danish environmentalist author Bjørn Lomborg, controversial for its claims that overpopulation, declining energy resources, deforestation, species loss, water shortages, certain aspects of global warming, and an assortment of other global environmental issues are unsupported by analysis of the relevant data. It was first published in Danish in 1998, while the English edition was published as a work in environmental economics by Cambridge University Press in 2001.
Due to the scope of the project, comprising the range of topics addressed, the diversity of data and sources employed, and the many types of conclusions and comments advanced, The Skeptical Environmentalist does not fit easily into a particular scientific discipline or methodology. Although published by the social sciences division of Cambridge University Press, the findings and conclusions were widely challenged on the basis of natural science. This interpretation of The Skeptical Environmentalist as a work of environmental science generated much of the controversy and debate that surrounded the book.
- The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World (literal translation: The True State of the World) is a book by Danish environmentalist author Bjørn Lomborg, controversial for its claims that overpopulation, declining energy resources, deforestation, species loss, water shortages, certain aspects of global warming, and an assortment of other global environmental issues are unsupported by analysis of the relevant data. It was first published in Danish in 1998, while the English edition was published as a work in environmental economics by Cambridge University Press in 2001.
2005
- (Rörsch et al., 2005) ⇒ Arthur Rörsch, Thomas Frello, Ray Soper, and Adriaan de Lange. (2005). “On the Opposition against the book The Skeptical Environmentalist by B. Lomborg.” In: Journal of information ethics, 14(1).
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Bjørn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues that feature prominently in headline news around the world, including pollution, biodiversity, fear of chemicals, and the greenhouse effect, and documents that the world has actually improved. He supports his arguments with over 2500 footnotes, allowing readers to check his sources. Lomborg criticizes the way many environmental organizations make selective and misleading use of scientific evidence and argues that we are making decisions about the use of our limited resources based on inaccurate or incomplete information. Concluding that there are more reasons for optimism than pessimism, he stresses the need for clear-headed prioritization of resources to tackle real, not imagined, problems. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan evaluation that serves as a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favored by campaign groups and the media. Bjørn Lomborg is an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Aarhus. When he started to investigate the statistics behind the current gloomy view of the environment, he was genuinely surprised. He published four lengthy articles in the leading Danish newspaper, including statistics documenting an ever-improving world, and unleashed the biggest post-war debate with more than 400 articles in all the major papers. Since then, Lomborg has been a frequent participant in the European debate on environmentalism on television, radio, and in newspapers.
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- (Carson, 1962) ⇒ Rachel Carson. (1962). “Silent Spring.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN:B004A1FPZU
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| 2001 TheSkepticalEnvironmentalistMea | Bjørn Lomborg | The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World | 2001 |