Global environmental crises : an Australian perspective / Graeme Aplin ... [et al.].
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TextPublication details: Melbourne, Australia ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1999. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 392 pages : ill.(some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 0195508270Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Environmental protection -- Australia | Environmental protection | Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Australia | Nature -- Effect of human beings on | Natural resource management | Natural resources | Environmental impact | Population | Biodiversity | Land degradation | Agricultural chemicals | Water resources | Forests | Greenhouse effect | Cities and towns | Pollution | Sustainable development | International cooperation | Australia overseas comparisonsDDC classification: 363.7 LOC classification: GE140 | .G66 1999Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library General Stacks | 363.7 APG 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Shamim | 104570 |
Previous ed. : 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine derived contents note: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Units of Measurement -- 1. Global Crises--An Introduction -- 1.1. Earth Systems -- 1.2. An Australian Perspective -- 1.3. Planet Earth -- 1.4. Biogeochemical Cycles and Biophysical Systems -- 1.5. Human Activities and Societies -- 1.6. Sustainable Development -- 1.7. Conclusion -- 2. Population and Environment -- 2.1. Problems of Studying Population--Environment Linkages -- 2.2. World Population Growth and Environmental Change -- 2.3. Three Conflicting Views on Population Growth and the Environment -- 2.4. Population and World Food Supply -- 2.5. Population Impacts on the Environment -- 2.6. The Re-emergence of Infectious Disease--An Example of Population-Environment Interactions -- 2.7. The Need for a Balanced View -- 3. Food, Fibre and Land -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Origins and Impacts of Agriculture -- 3.3. Land Degradation -- 3.4. Future Directions -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Water Resource Management: an Inevitable Global Crisis? -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Water and Development -- 4.3. Global Water Resources -- 4.4. Global Water Use -- 4.5. Water Quality Problems -- 4.6. Water Management on the International Stage -- 4.7. Water Resource Management in Australia -- 5. Forests -- 5.1. The World's Forests -- 5.2. Dimensions of Deforestation -- 5.3. Consequences of Deforestation -- 5.4. Causes of Deforestation -- 5.5. Forests and the Future -- 6. The Global Atmosphere -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Ozone Depletion -- 6.3. The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect -- 6.4. Consequences of the Greenhouse Effect -- 6.5. Predicting Greenhouse Changes -- 6.6. Responses -- 6.7. Planning for the Greenhouse Effect -- 6.8. Summary -- 7. Urban Environments -- 7.1. Urban Growth and Urbanisation -- 7.2. Framework for Analysing Impacts -- 7.3. The Urban System: Inputs and Outputs -- 7.4. Cities and the Biophysical Environment -- 7.5. Air and Water Quality -- 7.6. Challenges and Solutions -- 7.7. Conclusion -- 8. International Cooperation -- 8.1. Global Commons and the Need for Cooperation -- 8.2. International Cooperation and the Earth Summit (UNCED) -- 8.3. International Agreements on Population -- 8.4. International Agreements on Desertification -- 8.5. Water Resources -- 8.6. Biodiversity and Forests -- 8.7. The Atmosphere -- 8.8. Urban Environments -- 8.9. Conclusion -- 9. The Way Ahead -- 9.1. Some Key Themes Revisited -- 9.2. International Trade and Finance -- 9.3. Resource Use and Management -- 9.4. Science and Technology -- 9.5. Sustainable Development -- 9.6. Environmental Integrity and Development for All? -- Glossary -- Index.
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