Maintenance of the Biosphere; Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Future (3rd ICEF)

Polunin, Nicholas, and John H. Burnett [Editors]

ISBN 10: 0748601422 / ISBN 13: 9780748601424

Edité par Published by Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1990

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, xvi, 228 pages, black and white frontispiece, charts and diagrams throughout, appendixes and index at rear First Edition , the book is in near fine condition , dust jacket in very good condition , green cloth, gilt title on spine 24 x 16 cm Hardback ISBN: 748601422.

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• Titre: Maintenance of the Biosphere; Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Future (3rd ICEF)
• Éditeur: Published by Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0748601422
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780748601424
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
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Synopsis

The biosphere is universally recognized as essential to the support of the world's life, yet every hour its stability is threatened by demographic growth and increasing industrialization. This book tackles the crucial subject of man's attitude to the biosphere. The result of discussions held at an international forum of 70 of the world's leading ecologists, it challenges current thought on environmental policy and argues for stronger measures to protect the environment. Begining with a study of man's industrial history and his relationship with the environment, the book goes on to discuss recent changes in the biosphere as a result of a series of events culminating in Chernobyl and the hole in the ozone layer. Ecological productivity and the need for genetic diversity are looked at, and the whole question of an ecological moral code is discussed.