Leaving Eden To Protect and Manage the Earth

Name: Leaving Eden To Protect and Manage the Earth
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ISBN: 9780521425797

ISBN-10: 0521425794

ISBN-13: 9780521425797

Edition: 1991

Authors: E. G. Nisbett

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Leaving Eden is a wide-ranging survey of what is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity today: the preservation of the natural environment. Nisbet discusses the primary physical, chemical, and biological controls on the natural environment, focusing on the complex interplay between atmospheric and terrestrial elements such as the sun, the oceans, and the forests, and is concerned with the effects of human disruption of these natural systems. Integrating discussions of scientific puzzles with problems facing humanity at large, the author addresses issues such as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, deforestation, chlorofluorocarbons, nuclear waste, agricultural subsidies, and…

Book details

List price: $65.99
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/30/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements and apologies



Introduction



The natural earth



The causes of change



The consequences of change



To manage the planet



Reducing our impact: the means to generate and conserve energy



Managing the Earth's vegetation



The management of man



A new global economy