| Main Title |
World resources, 1998-99 : a guide to the global environment : environmental change and human health / |
| Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
| Year Published |
1998 |
| OCLC Number |
39332338 |
| ISBN |
0195214072; 9780195214079; 0195214080; 9780195214086 |
| Subjects |
Natural resources--Health aspects ;
Environmental health ;
Environmental degradation--Health aspects ;
Human beings--Effect of environment on ;
Ressources naturelles ;
Gestion des ressources naturelles ;
Climat--Changements
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM REF |
GE300.E289 1998 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/07/2019 |
DISPERSAL |
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| Collation |
x, 369 pages : illustrations, tables, graphs, maps ; 27 cm |
| Notes |
Subtitle from cover. Includes indexes. Biennial publication of the World Resources Institute. |
| Contents Notes |
pt. I Environmental change and human health : Linking environment and health -- Changing environments, changing health -- Improving health through environmental action -- Guest commentaries : Roberto Bertollini ; Clyde Hertzman ; Michael Dorsey ; Devra Lee Davis ; K.J. Nath ; Carolyn Stephens -- Regional profiles : Damming the Senegal River ; China's health and environment -- Appendix : Environmental risks to human health : new indicators -- pt. II Global environmental trends : Critical trends : Population and human well-being ; Feeding the world ; Production and consumption ; The global commons ; Resources at risk ; Regions at a glance -- pt. III Data tables : Economic indicators -- Population and human development -- Health -- Urban data -- Food and agriculture -- Forests and land cover -- Fresh water -- Oceans and fisheries -- Biodiversity -- Energy and materials -- Atmosphere and climate. |
