Title:
Technology and global environmental issues
Publication Information:
New York : HarperCollins, 1995
ISBN:
9780673991812
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Table of Contents
Preface |
1 Technology and Global Environmental Issues: An Introduction and OverviewWilliam J. Makofske and Eric F. Karlin and Howard Horowitz and Patricia McConnell |
2 Population Growth and the Global Environment: An Ecological PerspectiveEric F. Karlin |
3 Agriculture, Technology, and Natural ResourcesDavid Pimentel |
4 Sustainable Food ProductionTerry Gips |
5 Appropriate Technology for Sustainable DevelopmentEric L. Hyman and John D. Ferchak |
6 World Energy: Sustainable StrategiesCristopher Flavin |
7 Hydro-DevelopmentEric F. Karlin and Howard Horowitz and William J. Makofske |
8 The Loss of BiodiversityHoward Horowitz and Eric F. Karlin |
9 Tropical Forests: Problems and ProspectsHoward Horowitz and Eric F. Karlin and Barbara Bramble |
10 DesertificationHoward Horowitz and Eric F. Karlin and William J. Makofske |
11 Coastal Ocean Resources and Pollution: A Tragedy of the CommonsJohn B. Pearce and Angela C. Cristini |
12 World Air Pollution: Sources, Impacts, and SolutionsEric F. Karlin and William J. Makofske |
13 Stratospheric Ozone DepletionWilliam J. Makofske and Eric F. Karlin |
14 The Challenge of Global Climate ChangeWilliam J. Makofske |
15 Predicting Climate Change: The State of the ArtKerry H. Cook |
16 Disaster Revisited: Bhopal and Chernobyl--What Are the Lessons?Michael R. Edelstein |
17 Gaia, A New Look at the Earth's SystemLynn Margulis and Eric F. Karlin |
Glossary |
Index |