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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... 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 ISBN 0 ...
... 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 ISBN 0 ...
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... warming ? 112 4.2.1 The Arctic geotherms 115 4.3 Predictions of the future 115 4.4 The problems of prediction 117 4.5 The physical effects on the oceans 118 4.6 The regional effects of change 122 4.6.1 The Arctic 125 4.6.2 Soil moisture ...
... warming ? 112 4.2.1 The Arctic geotherms 115 4.3 Predictions of the future 115 4.4 The problems of prediction 117 4.5 The physical effects on the oceans 118 4.6 The regional effects of change 122 4.6.1 The Arctic 125 4.6.2 Soil moisture ...
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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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