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| Genre/Form: | Zivilisationsökologie |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul R Ehrlich; Anne H Ehrlich; John P Holdren |
| ISBN: | 0716705672 9780716705673 0716700298 9780716700296 |
| OCLC Number: | 2929232 |
| Notes: | First-2d ed. published under title: Population, resources, environment. |
| Description: | xv, 1051 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. Population, Resources, Environment: Dimensions of the Human Predicament - Section I. Natural Processes and Human Well-Being - Chapter 2. The Physical World - Chapter 3. Nutrient Cycles - Chapter 4. Populations and Ecosystems - Section II. Population and Renewable Resources - Chapter 5. The History and Future of the Human Population - Chapter 6. Land, Water, and Forests - Chapter 7. A Hungry World - Section III. Energy and Materials - Chapter 8. Energy - Chapter 9. Materials - Section IV. Understanding Environmental Disruption - Chapter 10. Direct Assaults on Well-Being - Chapter 11. Disruption of Ecological Systems - Section V. The Human Predicament: Finding a Way Out - Chapter 12. Humanity at the Crossroads - Chapter 13. Population Policies - Chapter 14. Changing American Institutions - Chapter 15. Rich Nations, Poor Nations, and International Conflict - Chapter 16. Summary - Appendix 2. World Demography - Appendix 2. Food and Nutrition - Appendix 3. Pesticides - Appendix 4. Reproduction and Birth Control. |
| Responsibility: | Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren. |
Abstract:
A comprehensive introduction to basic ecological principlees. Offers an expanded treatment of raw materials; a major section is devoted to energy problems; new coverage is given to geophysical and climatological aspects of the environment; and a provocative discussion of the possiblities of social, politcal, and economic change is also included.
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