04498nam a22005297a 4500 20181210081151.0 980824s1999 vraab b 001 0 eng d 98199809 0195508270 (OCoLC)39925099 758384 ANB:REV eng ANB:REV BD-DhBPA GE140 .G66 1999 363.7 21 APG 1999 Aplin, G. J. (Graeme John) 130257 Global environmental crises : an Australian perspective / Graeme Aplin ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. Melbourne, Australia ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1999. xvi, 392 pages : ill.(some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. Previous ed. : 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine 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. Shamim Environmental sciences. 130258 Environmental protection Australia. 130259 Environmental protection. 130260 Nature Effect of human beings on Australia. 130261 Nature Effect of human beings on. 130262 Natural resource management Natural resources Environmental impact Population Biodiversity Land degradation Agricultural chemicals Water resources Forests Greenhouse effect Cities and towns Pollution Sustainable development International cooperation Australia overseas comparisons Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0606/98199809-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0606/98199809-t.html ddc BK 46742 46742 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GEN 2018-05-19 0 363.7 APG 1999 104570 2018-05-19 00:00:00 2018-05-19 BK Shamim