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RECORD NUMBER: 31 OF 43Main Title | Saving our planet : challenges and hopes / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Tolba, Mostafa Kamal. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Chapman & Hall, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 25831842 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0412473704; 9780412473708; 0412473801; 9780412473807; 0412473909; 9780412473906 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Nature--Effect of human beings on ; Economic development--Environmental aspects ; Human ecology ; Environmental policy ; Milieuvraagstuk ; Umweltschaden ; Umweltschutz ; AIR POLLUTION ; MARINE POLLUTION ; CLIMATE CHANGE ; OZONE LAYER ; GENETIC RESOURCES ; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ; TOXIC SUBSTANCES ; FOOD PRODUCTION ; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ; POLLUTION SOURCES ; MALNUTRITION ; POPULATION GROWTH ; HEALTH HAZARDS ; MATERIAL REMNANTS OF WAR ; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ; ATMOSPHERE ; WATER QUALITY ; WATER RESOURCES ; DESERTIFICATION ; DEFORESTATION ; HAZARDOUS WASTES ; TRANSPORT ; TOURISM ; HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ; INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ; Umweltschaden--(DE-588)4117286-3 ; Umweltschutz--(DE-588)4061644-7 ; Man--Influence on nature | ||||||||||||||||
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Edition | 1st ed. | ||||||||||||||||
Collation | ix, 287 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-287). |
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Contents Notes | pt. I. The State of the Environment. Ch. 1. Atmospheric pollution. Ch. 2. Ozone depletion. Ch. 3. Climate change. Ch. 4. Marine pollution. Ch. 5. Freshwater resources and water quality. Ch. 6. Land degradation and desertification. Ch. 7. Deforestation and degradation of forests. Ch. 8. Loss of biological diversity. Ch. 9. Environmental disasters. Ch. 10. Toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes -- pt. II. Development Activities and Environment. Ch. 11. Agriculture and food production. Ch. 12. Industry. Ch. 13. Energy production and use. Ch. 14. Transport. Ch. 15. Tourism -- pt. III. Human Conditions and Well-being. Ch. 16. Population growth and human development. Ch. 17. Human settlements. Ch. 18. Human health. Ch. 19. Peace, security and the environment. pt. IV. Perceptions, Attitudes and Responses. Ch. 20. Perceptions and attitudes. Ch. 21. Responses -- pt. V. Challenges and Priorities for Action. Ch. 22. Challenges and priorities for action. |