Transition to a Sustainable Society : A Backcasting Approach to Modelling Energy and Ecology

'The book contains a lot of interesting discussions, not least in the last chapter where social and bio-physical aspects of sustainability are mentioned.' - Ulrich Bartsch, Journal of Energy Literature The quantity of fossil fuels left on the planet is limited, and their use is subject to further restrictions due to constraints on CO2 emissions. This crisis has brought to the forefront of the political agenda, the need for a conversion to a sustainable society. In this compelling book, a backcasting approach based on energy flows is used to evaluate the physical constraints on sustainable development.