Maintenance of the biosphere: proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Future (3rd ICEF) [held at the University of Edinburgh, Sept. 24-26, 1987, sponsored by the Foundation for Environmental Conservation and the University of Edinburgh]
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Körperschaft: International Conference on Environmental Future Edinburgh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Polunin, Nicholas 1909-1997 (HerausgeberIn), Burnett, J. H. 1922-2007 (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York St. Martin's Press 1990
Ausgabe:1. publ. in the United States of America
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Beschreibung:Contents: The evolution of the biosphere and the ascent of industrial man / Sir John Burnett -- Modern man and global development : need for diversity, resilience, and adaptability / José I. dos R. Furtado -- Commentary on session I / E.B. Worthington [and others] -- The sources of change : from Jericho to Chernobyl / Olav Gjaerevoll -- Effects and interactions / Michael D. Gwynne -- Commentary on session II / R.A. Bryson [and others] -- Life on earth : lessons from the past, challenges for the future / Michael B. McElroy -- Maintaining ecological productivity and genetic diversity / Fred T. Last -- Commentary on session III / C.E. Pitcairn [and others] -- Moral thrusts : the attainable ideal in human and ecological terms / Lynton K. Caldwell -- Our place in nature : reflections on the global carrying-capacity for humans / Arthur H. Westing -- Commentary on session IV / P.J. Stewart [and others] -- Practical targets for sustainability and development : general considerations / Martin W. Holdgate -- Practical targets in the six inhabited continents. The African environment and its future / David P.S. Wasawo. Economically sustainable development in China / Shijun Ma. Practical targets for sustainable development in Australasia / Donald F. McMichael. A North American perspective / J. Gordon Nelson. Practical targets for sustainable development in Amazonia / Philip M. Fearnside. Europe's critical impacts / Ulrich E. Loening -- Commentary on session V / P.E.A. Johnson Marshall [and others] -- Our common future -- a call for action / Gro H. Brundtland ; delivered with concluding remarks by H.E. Martin Huslid -- Commentary on session VI / N. Polunin [and others] -- Appendix 1. The economic policy framework for natural resource management / Edward B. Barbier -- Appendix 2. Essential steps to protect the rain-forests from further exploitation / Nicholas Guppy -- Appendix 3. Networking human ecology worldwide / Richard J. Bo
Beschreibung:XVI, 228 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:0312048254

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