One World for One Earth - Saving the Environment

Informationen zum Autor Sarre, Philip ; Smith, Paul ; Morris, Paul Smith with Eleanor Klappentext We have only one earth! and how we choose to live in it matters. At present we are in a vicious circle. Uneven development creates problems of affluence in some areas and problems of poverty in others. In both! the environment suffers. By going beyond the conventional accounts of environmental problems! this book provides a basis for action. Zusammenfassung We have only one earth, and how we choose to live in it matters. At present we are in a vicious circle. Uneven development creates problems of affluence in some areas and problems of poverty in others. In both, the environment suffers. By going beyond the conventional accounts of environmental problems, this book provides a basis for action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Earth without Humanity 2. Valued Environments: Environmental Values 3. Tropical Rain Forests: Use and Abuse 4. Feeding the Five Billion 5. Urban Crisis 6. Minerals: Supplies, Impacts and Regulation 7. Energy: a Renewable Future? 8. Atmospheric Change: Evidence and Response 9. Towards a Sustainable Future 10. 'Think Globally, Act Locally' Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Smith with Eleanor Morris, Philip Sarre, Philip Smith Sarre, Sarre Philip, Paul Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781844079384
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-938-4
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Sustainable Development Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Conservation of the environment, Development Studies