Kehnel, Annette
The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability
- ISBN 13:
- 9781800816251
- author:
- Kehnel, Annette
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Nature, Environmental Conservation & Pro,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability By Annette Kehnel This book explores how medieval communities lived sustainably, often using innovative approaches to resource management. From barter trade systems and sustainable fishing practices to common lands and crowdfunding projects, historian Annette Kehnel uncovers the practical lessons of a bygone era that can inform our modern approach to sustainability. Kehnel reveals how pre-modern societies addressed challenges such as finite resources, consumerism, and inequality, offering inspiring examples of sustainable living. By examining these medieval innovations, we can gain new insights into how to live more sustainably in the present day.
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