| Main Title |
World resources, 2000-2001 : people and ecosystems, the fraying web of life. |
| Publisher |
World Resources Institute, |
| Year Published |
2000 |
| OCLC Number |
48263567 |
| ISBN |
1569734437 (pbk.); 9781569734438 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Natural resources--Health aspects ;
Environmental health ;
Environmental degradation--Health aspects ;
Human beings--Effect of environment on ;
Recursos naturais ;
Proteðcäao ambiental ;
Ecossistemas terrestres ;
èOkosystem ;
Mensch ;
Umweltschutz ;
Environmental management ;
Biotic communities ;
Nature--effect of humans on
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM |
GE300.E289 2000 |
|
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/07/2019 |
DISPERSAL |
| EKCM |
GE300.E289 2000 |
|
CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
04/26/2002 |
| ELBM |
HC79.W667 2000 |
|
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/23/2014 |
| ERAM |
HC59.W667 2000-01 |
|
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
11/13/2014 |
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| Collation |
ix, 389 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"United Nations Development programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Resources Institute." Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-384) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Ch.1 Linking people and ecosystems : How viable are earth's ecosystems? -- Losing the link? -- Adopting a human perspective -- Sources of wealth and well-being -- Direct and indirect benefits -- Managing ecosystems : trade-offs and costs -- How are ecosystems degraded? -- What drives ecosystems? -- Who owns ecosystems? -- Managing for ecosystem health -- Ch.2 Taking stock of ecosystems : A unique approach -- A global synthesis of current information -- The "big picture," but with limitations -- PAGE findings : what shape are the world's ecosystems in? -- The bottom line -- Agroecosystems : Characterizing ecosystems ; Assessing goods and services -- Coastal ecosystems : Extent and modification ; Assessing goods and services -- Forest ecosystems : Extent and modification ; Assessing goods and services -- Freshwater systems : Extent and modification ; Assessing goods and services -- Grasslands ecosystems : Extent and modification ; Assessing goods and services -- Appendix : Mountain ecosystems ; Polar ecosystems ; Urban ecosystems -- Ch.3 Living in ecosystems : Agroecosystems : Regaining the high ground, reviving the hillsides of Machakos, Kenya ; Cuba's agricultural revolution : a return to oxen and organics -- Coastal ecosystems : Replumbing the everglades : large-scale wetlands restoration in South Florida ; Managing Mankáotáe mangrove ; Bolinao rallies around its reef -- Forest ecosystems : Up from the roots, regenerating Dhani Forest through community action -- Freshwater systems : Working for water, working for human welfare in South Africa ; Managing the Mekong River : will a regional approach work? ; New York City's watershed protection plan -- Grassland ecosystems : Sustaining the Steppe, the future of Mongolia's grasslands -- Ch.4 Adopting an ecosystem approach : What should we do to adopt an ecosystem approach? -- What does the future hold? -- A millennium ecosystem assessment -- What better time than now? |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
World Resources Institute.; United Nations Environment Programme.; United Nations Development Programme.; World Bank. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2000 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
00691108 |
| Merged OCLC records |
45383021; 47204688; 605131228 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20140616125616 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04057cam 2200577 a 45020 |
