The Fragile Environment

The Darwin College Lectures
Erscheinungsjahr 1989
ISBN: 978-0-521-36337-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 638 g

Reihe: Darwin College Lectures

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Friday, L. E.

Laskey, R. A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.