Whereafter : The Surprisingly Complex Problem of Disposing of the Bodies of a Billion Boomers
What are our options after death?
The baby boom was the greatest explosion of births in history. It follows that someday soon we\u2019ll see the greatest explosion of deaths in history, and we aren\u2019t ready for it. Cemeteries are full and news ones aren\u2019t being created. Also, burying bodies in the ground is bad for the environment. Burning them, it turns out, is even worse, which rules out cremation, the most popular means of disposal at present.
What are the alternatives? There are many, and more coming all the time: green burial (a wild and shallow grave); alkaline hydrolysis (good enough for Desmond Tutu); the mushroom solution (a coffin of flesh-eating fungus); composting (it\u2019s not just for coffee grounds); body donation (back to the classroom!), sky burial, sea burial, space burial, and
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What are our options after death?
The baby boom was the greatest explosion of births in history. It follows that someday soon we\u2019ll see the greatest explosion of deaths in history, and we aren\u2019t ready for it. Cemeteries are full and news ones aren\u2019t being created. Also, burying bodies in the ground is bad for the environment. Burning them, it turns out, is even worse, which rules out cremation, the most popular means of disposal at present.
What are the alternatives? There are many, and more coming all the time: green burial (a wild and shallow grave); alkaline hydrolysis (good enough for Desmond Tutu); the mushroom solution (a coffin of flesh-eating fungus); composting (it\u2019s not just for coffee grounds); body donation (back to the classroom!), sky burial, sea burial, space burial, and
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What are our options after death?
The baby boom was the greatest explosion of births in history. It follows that someday soon we\u2019ll see the greatest explosion of deaths in history, and we aren\u2019t ready for it. Cemeteries are full and news ones aren\u2019t being created. Also, burying bodies in the ground is bad for the environment. Burning them, it turns out, is even worse, which rules out cremation, the most popular means of disposal at present.
What are the alternatives? There are many, and more coming all the time: green burial (a wild and shallow grave); alkaline hydrolysis (good enough for Desmond Tutu); the mushroom solution (a coffin of flesh-eating fungus); composting (it\u2019s not just for coffee grounds); body donation (back to the classroom!), sky burial, sea burial, space burial, and
Whereafter
Free UK delivery on this item.
This brand new item is available with free UK delivery with Royal Mail tracked services.
Please note that the price advertised ;
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Brand | The Sutherland House Inc. |
Language | eng |
Format | Paperback |
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