The global environment : securing a sustainable future / Penelope ReVelle, Charles ReVelle.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Jones and Bartlett, 1992Description: xvi, 480 páginas : ilustraciones, gráficas, fotografías a color ; 26 cmContent type: texto Media type: sin mediación Carrier type: volumenISBN: 9780867203219Subject(s): Impacto ambiental | Cambios climáticos | Política ambiental | Ecología humana -- Aspectos ambientales | Protección del medio ambiente | Desarrollo sostenible -- Aspectos ambientalesDDC classification: 363.738 Online resources: Recurso digital | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Part one. Ecology: the background ; Chapter 1. Species, communities, ecosystems, evolution, and competititon ; Chapter 2. Global habitats ; Chapter 3. Ecosystem dynamic: the flow of materials and energy ; Chapter 4. Population ecology ; Part two. Human population issues ; Chapter 5. Human population problems ; Chapter 6. Limiting population growth ; Part three. Land and wildlife resources ; Chapter 7. Erosion and desertification ; Chapter 8. Pesticides ; Chapter 9. Feeding the world´s people ; Chapter 10. Wildlefe: endangering biodiversity ; Part four. Energy resources and recycling ; Chapter 11. Conventional energy resources ; Chapter 12. Renewable energy sources: hydro, tidal, wind, and geothermal ; Chapter 13. Solar energy and energy conservation ; Chapter 14. Solid and hazardous wastes and the recycling alternative ; Part five. Air and water resources ; Chapter 15. Urban air pollution ; Chapter 16. Acid rain ; Chapter 17. Carbon dioxide, global climate change, and ozone depletion ; Chapter 18. Water resources and the quality of natural waters ; Chapter 19. The water we drink ; Part six. Sustainable global societies ; Chapter 20. Principles for a sustainable society.
Este libro innovador se centra en los aspectos globales de los problemas ambientales y sus soluciones, reconoce nuestra dependencia del medio ambiente y los límites de su capacidad para mantenernos. El libro explora la necesidad de que la humanidad planifique su futuro para lograr una sociedad sostenible, una sociedad que interactúe con su medio ambiente, pero que no le haga daño duradero.
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