Global Change and the Earth System: A Planet Under PressureWilliam L. Steffen, Peter Tyson |
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... population and the economic wealth of the world have grown rapidly . These two factors have increased resource consumption significantly , evident in agriculture and food production , industrial develop- ment , international commerce ...
... population and the economic wealth of the world have grown rapidly . These two factors have increased resource consumption significantly , evident in agriculture and food production , industrial develop- ment , international commerce ...
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... population , deve- lopment , affluence , and technology are set to interact in ways that will have important implications for the Earth System . Unless many of the trends of the 20th century are slowed significantly or reversed , the ...
... population , deve- lopment , affluence , and technology are set to interact in ways that will have important implications for the Earth System . Unless many of the trends of the 20th century are slowed significantly or reversed , the ...
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... population . In the years since the Bruntland report , substantial progress has been made , yet much , much more is necessary . In industry , for example , there have been considerable improvements in reducing and reusing materials and ...
... population . In the years since the Bruntland report , substantial progress has been made , yet much , much more is necessary . In industry , for example , there have been considerable improvements in reducing and reusing materials and ...
Contents
An Integrated Earth System | 4 |
The Anthropocene | 11 |
Living with Global Change | 19 |
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