L. E. Friday,
R. A. Laskey
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1991
9780521422666
The Fragile Environment
The Darwin College Lectures
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Paperback, 212 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 1991
ISBN13: 9780521422666
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Onderdeel van serie
Darwin College Lectu
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
The Fragile Environment explores the impact of the human species on its environment and deals with such topical and urgent questions as the death of forests, acid rain and pollution, desertification, the greenhouse effect and other disruptions to the global climate. The eight contributors, all international authorities, address themselves to a broad general readership.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521422666
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:212
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Darwin College Lectu
Inhoudsopgave
Editorial note; Preface; 1. The changing human impact Andrew Goudie; 2. The future of forests Norman Myers; 3. Attitudes to animals Marian Stamp Dawkins; 4. How many species? Robert May; 5. Famine Roger Whitehead; 6. Exhaustible resources Partha Dasgupta; 7. Changing climates Bert Bolin; 8. Observing earth's environment from space Gordon Wells; Index.