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 |
