04374nam a22004937a 450000500170000000800410001701000130005802000150007103500200008603500110010604000360011705000210015308200240017410000320019824500910023025000120032126000730033330000660040650000250047250400510049750526240054865000280317265000410320065000300324165000500327165000390332165300320336065300220339265300250341465300150343965300170345465300210347165300270349265300200351965300120353965300220355165300210357365300140359465300280360865300300363665300350366685600890370185600900379020181210081151.0980824s1999    vraab    b    001 0 eng d  a98199809  a0195508270  a(OCoLC)39925099  a758384  aANB:REVbengcANB:REVdBD-DhBPA 4aGE140b.G66 199904a363.7221bAPG 19991 aAplin, G. J.q(Graeme John)10aGlobal environmental crises :ban Australian perspective /cGraeme Aplin ... [et al.].  a2nd ed.  aMelbourne, Australia ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,cc1999.  axvi, 392 pages :bill.(some col.), maps (some col.) ;c25 cm.  aPrevious ed. : 1995.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00aMachine derived contents note: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Units of Measurement -- 1. Global Crises--An Introduction -- 1.1. Earth Systems -- 1.2. An Australian Perspective -- 1.3. Planet Earth -- 1.4. Biogeochemical Cycles and Biophysical Systems -- 1.5. Human Activities and Societies -- 1.6. Sustainable Development -- 1.7. Conclusion -- 2. Population and Environment -- 2.1. Problems of Studying Population--Environment Linkages -- 2.2. World Population Growth and Environmental Change -- 2.3. Three Conflicting Views on Population Growth and the Environment -- 2.4. Population and World Food Supply -- 2.5. Population Impacts on the Environment -- 2.6. The Re-emergence of Infectious Disease--An Example of Population-Environment Interactions -- 2.7. The Need for a Balanced View -- 3. Food, Fibre and Land -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Origins and Impacts of Agriculture -- 3.3. Land Degradation -- 3.4. Future Directions -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Water Resource Management: an Inevitable Global Crisis? -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Water and Development -- 4.3. Global Water Resources -- 4.4. Global Water Use -- 4.5. Water Quality Problems -- 4.6. Water Management on the International Stage -- 4.7. Water Resource Management in Australia -- 5. Forests -- 5.1. The World's Forests -- 5.2. Dimensions of Deforestation -- 5.3. Consequences of Deforestation -- 5.4. Causes of Deforestation -- 5.5. Forests and the Future -- 6. The Global Atmosphere -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Ozone Depletion -- 6.3. The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect -- 6.4. Consequences of the Greenhouse Effect -- 6.5. Predicting Greenhouse Changes -- 6.6. Responses -- 6.7. Planning for the Greenhouse Effect -- 6.8. Summary -- 7. Urban Environments -- 7.1. Urban Growth and Urbanisation -- 7.2. Framework for Analysing Impacts -- 7.3. The Urban System: Inputs and Outputs -- 7.4. Cities and the Biophysical Environment -- 7.5. Air and Water Quality -- 7.6. Challenges and Solutions -- 7.7. Conclusion -- 8. International Cooperation -- 8.1. Global Commons and the Need for Cooperation -- 8.2. International Cooperation and the Earth Summit (UNCED) -- 8.3. International Agreements on Population -- 8.4. International Agreements on Desertification -- 8.5. Water Resources -- 8.6. Biodiversity and Forests -- 8.7. The Atmosphere -- 8.8. Urban Environments -- 8.9. Conclusion -- 9. The Way Ahead -- 9.1. Some Key Themes Revisited -- 9.2. International Trade and Finance -- 9.3. Resource Use and Management -- 9.4. Science and Technology -- 9.5. Sustainable Development -- 9.6. Environmental Integrity and Development for All? -- Glossary -- Index. 0aEnvironmental sciences. 0aEnvironmental protectionzAustralia. 0aEnvironmental protection. 0aNaturexEffect of human beings onzAustralia. 0aNaturexEffect of human beings on.  aNatural resource management  aNatural resources  aEnvironmental impact  aPopulation  aBiodiversity  aLand degradation  aAgricultural chemicals  aWater resources  aForests  aGreenhouse effect  aCities and towns  aPollution  aSustainable development  aInternational cooperation  aAustralia overseas comparisons423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0606/98199809-d.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0606/98199809-t.html