Tolba / Biswas Earth and Us

Population - Resources - Environment - Development
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-6357-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Web PDF

Earth and Us: Population, Resources, Environment, Development is a compilation of ideas and thoughts of leading international statesmen, political leaders, economists and environmentalists, on the complex interlinkages between man and his environment. The book examines aspects of the nexus between population, resources, environment and development, and presents ideas on what can be done in the future. The articles contained in the book covers various topics such as environmental concerns in the third world; climatic change, environment and development; environmental aspects of agricultural and rural development; and environmental protection and economic development. Environmentalists, ecologists, and policy makers will find the book highly insightful.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tolba, Mostafa Kamal

Biswas, Asit K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Earth and Us Population – Resources – Environment – Development;4
3;Copyright Page ;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Chapter 1. Environment and development;10
6.1;Basic overview;10
6.2;Concepts of development;11
6.3;Environmental resources: the base and the options;11
6.4;Fisheries and wildlife;15
6.5;Wildlife;16
6.6;Observations;16
6.7;Concluding remarks;17
7;Chapter 2. Environmental concerns in the Third World;19
8;Chapter 3. Climatic change, environment and development;23
9;Chapter 4. Life on earth;27
10;Chapter 5. Conservation for development;34
11;Chapter 6. Our common future;38
12;Chapter 7. Ushering in the era of sustainable development;41
13;Chapter 8. Environmental aspects of agricultural and rural development;46
13.1;Progress in agriculture;46
13.2;Emerging environmental concerns;47
13.3;Environmental problems in developing countries;48
13.4;Some responses to environmental problems;51
13.5;Challenges for the future;52
13.6;Bibliography;56
14;Chapter 9. The population problem;57
14.1;I;58
14.2;II;60
14.3;Ill;63
14.4;IV;65
14.5;V;67
14.6;VI;69
14.7;VII;72
14.8;VIII;73
14.9;Notes and References;74
15;Chapter 10. Sustainable forestry development;75
15.1;Introduction;75
15.2;National asset and global function;76
15.3;Role of forestry in Indonesia;79
15.4;The case of orchids;85
15.5;Conclusion;89
16;Chapter 11. Protecting the atmosphere and controlling global warming;91
16.1;Rare gases;92
16.2;New forms of energy;93
16.3;Control of energy consumption;94
16.4;Reforestation;95
16.5;Elimination of CFCs, reforestation, and harnessing energy;95
17;Chapter 12. Environmental protection and economic development: guidelines for sustainable growth;97
17.1;Reviving growth;98
17.2;Changing the quality of growth;99
17.3;Conserving and enhancing the resource base;99
17.4;Ensuring a sustainable level of population;100
17.5;Reorienting technology and managing risks;101
17.6;Integrating environment and economics in decision-making;101
17.7;Reforming international economic relations;102
17.8;Strengthening international cooperation;103
18;Chapter 13. The governance of production: the key to environmental quality;104
18.1;References;112
19;Index;114