Leaving Eden: To Protect and Manage the EarthLeaving Eden is a wide-ranging survey of what is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity today: the preservation of the natural environment. Nisbet discusses the primary physical, chemical, and biological controls on the natural environment, focusing on the complex interplay between atmospheric and terrestrial elements such as the sun, the oceans, and the forests, and is concerned with the effects of human disruption of these natural systems. Integrating discussions of scientific puzzles with problems facing humanity at large, the author addresses issues such as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, deforestation, chlorofluorocarbons, nuclear waste, agricultural subsidies, and population management. The book also offers an extensive discussion of the ways in which the environment can be protected. With its particular emphasis on the interaction of human behavior and nature, this book is suitable not only for individuals interested in environmental studies, geography, economics, and earth science, but for all those concerned with the future of the Earth. |
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To Protect and Manage the Earth E. G. Nisbet. EDEN To protect and manage the Earth E.G. NISBET Global environmental change is caused by , and affects ,. LEAVING Front Cover.
To Protect and Manage the Earth E. G. Nisbet. EDEN To protect and manage the Earth E.G. NISBET Global environmental change is caused by , and affects ,. LEAVING Front Cover.
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... Global warming . 4. Environmental policy . I. Title . GF75.N566 1991 363.7 - dc20 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Nisbet , E. G. ( Euan George ) Leaving Eden . 1. Environment I. Title 333.7 ISBN 0-521-39311-6 hardback ...
... Global warming . 4. Environmental policy . I. Title . GF75.N566 1991 363.7 - dc20 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Nisbet , E. G. ( Euan George ) Leaving Eden . 1. Environment I. Title 333.7 ISBN 0-521-39311-6 hardback ...
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... ? 288 8.10 The Commonwealth and Francophonie 288 8.11 The European Community 289 8.12 Nation - states , bilateral arrangements , and development aid 290 Reading list 293 Chapter 9 Summary : a new global economy 9.1 The X Contents.
... ? 288 8.10 The Commonwealth and Francophonie 288 8.11 The European Community 289 8.12 Nation - states , bilateral arrangements , and development aid 290 Reading list 293 Chapter 9 Summary : a new global economy 9.1 The X Contents.
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To Protect and Manage the Earth E. G. Nisbet. Chapter 9 Summary : a new global economy 9.1 The control of climate 9.2 The response to challenge 294 295 296 9.3 The implementation of change 298 9.4 A note of optimism 299 Appendix ...
To Protect and Manage the Earth E. G. Nisbet. Chapter 9 Summary : a new global economy 9.1 The control of climate 9.2 The response to challenge 294 295 296 9.3 The implementation of change 298 9.4 A note of optimism 299 Appendix ...
Contents
III | 1 |
IV | 4 |
V | 7 |
VI | 9 |
VII | 15 |
VIII | 16 |
IX | 19 |
X | 22 |
LXXV | 156 |
LXXVI | 157 |
LXXVII | 158 |
LXXVIII | 161 |
LXXIX | 167 |
LXXX | 168 |
LXXXI | 174 |
LXXXII | 177 |
XI | 23 |
XII | 28 |
XIII | 33 |
XIV | 36 |
XVI | 37 |
XVII | 43 |
XVIII | 45 |
XX | 46 |
XXI | 47 |
XXII | 50 |
XXIII | 51 |
XXIV | 53 |
XXV | 54 |
XXVI | 62 |
XXVII | 66 |
XXVIII | 67 |
XXIX | 69 |
XXX | 70 |
XXXI | 71 |
XXXII | 74 |
XXXIII | 80 |
XXXIV | 82 |
XXXV | 85 |
XXXVI | 88 |
XXXVII | 90 |
XXXIX | 92 |
XL | 94 |
XLII | 97 |
XLIII | 98 |
XLIV | 99 |
XLVI | 101 |
XLVII | 106 |
L | 107 |
LI | 108 |
LII | 109 |
LIII | 110 |
LIV | 112 |
LVI | 115 |
LVIII | 117 |
LIX | 118 |
LX | 122 |
LXI | 125 |
LXIII | 128 |
LXIV | 129 |
LXV | 132 |
LXVI | 133 |
LXVIII | 134 |
LXIX | 137 |
LXX | 138 |
LXXI | 140 |
LXXII | 151 |
LXXIII | 152 |
LXXIV | 155 |
LXXXIII | 184 |
LXXXIV | 187 |
LXXXV | 191 |
LXXXVIII | 196 |
LXXXIX | 200 |
XC | 207 |
XCI | 209 |
XCII | 212 |
XCIII | 213 |
XCIV | 214 |
XCV | 216 |
XCVI | 224 |
XCVII | 226 |
XCVIII | 227 |
XCIX | 228 |
C | 234 |
CI | 237 |
CII | 238 |
CIII | 239 |
CIV | 241 |
CV | 243 |
CVI | 245 |
CVII | 247 |
CVIII | 248 |
CIX | 250 |
CXI | 254 |
CXII | 258 |
CXIII | 263 |
CXIV | 267 |
CXV | 268 |
CXVI | 270 |
CXVII | 272 |
CXVIII | 277 |
CXIX | 281 |
CXX | 282 |
CXXI | 284 |
CXXII | 285 |
CXXIII | 288 |
CXXV | 289 |
CXXVI | 290 |
CXXVII | 293 |
CXXVIII | 294 |
CXXIX | 295 |
CXXX | 296 |
CXXXI | 298 |
CXXXII | 299 |
CXXXIII | 302 |
CXXXV | 306 |
CXXXVI | 307 |
CXXXVIII | 308 |
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