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RECORD NUMBER: 343 OF 400Main Title | The closing circle : nature, man, and technology / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Author | Commoner, Barry, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00180245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 039442350X; 9780394423500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Nature--Effect of human beings on ; Pollution ; Poluicao ; Ecology ; Environment ; Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Man--Influence on nature ; Pollution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edition | [1st ed.]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collation | 326, x pages ; 22 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Notes | The environmental crisis -- The ecosphere -- Nuclear fire -- Los Angeles air -- Illinois earth -- Lake Erie water -- Man in the ecosphere -- Population and "affluence" -- The technological flaw -- The social issues -- The question of survival -- The economic meaning of ecology -- The closing circle. Author makes an important statement on the nature, the cause, and the possible solution of the impending environmental disaster which man has created with his own technology. |