| Publication |
India, Universities Press, 2007.
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| Description |
308pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the many environmental hazards that have threatened the survival of many plants and animals. It evaluates the challenges posed by these hazards and explores the achievements of environmentalists.
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| Contents |
The setting and the challenge -
Our green planet
Population, consumption, and the environment
Vital resources -
Soil, vegetation and food
Water and energy : Will there be enough?
The human threat -
Pollution, waste, and the Ozone layer
The extinction crisis
Climate change -
Climate change in a glacial epoch
Greenhouse gases and climate change
Environmental policies and philosophies -
Reform environmentalists and American environmental policy
Passionate environmentalism
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| Standard Number |
8173715020 Pb.
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