One earth, one future : our changing global environment /

Explains the problems that threatens our planet's environmental systems.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Silver, Cheryl Simon
Autor Corporativo: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Outros Autores: DeFries, Ruth S.
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1990.
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Sumário:
  • New science of the earth
  • Lessons from the geologic past
  • System interactions
  • Humanity : an agent of global environmental change
  • Global warming
  • Food, water, and changing climate
  • Coastlines and rising seas
  • Ozone layer and ultraviolet radiation
  • Vanishing forests and vanishing species
  • Lakes, forests, and acid deposition
  • Global change and our common future / Gro Harlem Brundtland.