World Resources 1988-89

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World Resources 1988-89 is a unique and authoritative assessment of the world's natural resource base. The World Resources series has been praised as "a consumer's guide to the globe." Building on earlier volumes, this edition gives special attention to environmental conditions and trends in Asia and devotes a special chapter to the critical issue of rehabilitating degraded lands. New for 1988-89 are sections on: ¦ implications of rapid population growth for natural resources ¦ pesticide use and health ¦ links between energy use patterns, atmospheric pollution, and climate change ¦ challenges for agriculture beyond the "Green Revolution" ¦ managing scarce water resources ¦ effects of economic policies on natural resource management. Regular series features include: ¦ more than 50 data tables covering 146 countries ¦ 11 chapters on conditions and trends in global natural resources and the environment. World Resources 1988-89 is the most complete and current reference available on... Tovább

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World Resources 1988-89 is a unique and authoritative assessment of the world's natural resource base. The World Resources series has been praised as "a consumer's guide to the globe." Building on earlier volumes, this edition gives special attention to environmental conditions and trends in Asia and devotes a special chapter to the critical issue of rehabilitating degraded lands. New for 1988-89 are sections on: ¦ implications of rapid population growth for natural resources ¦ pesticide use and health ¦ links between energy use patterns, atmospheric pollution, and climate change ¦ challenges for agriculture beyond the "Green Revolution" ¦ managing scarce water resources ¦ effects of economic policies on natural resource management. Regular series features include: ¦ more than 50 data tables covering 146 countries ¦ 11 chapters on conditions and trends in global natural resources and the environment. World Resources 1988-89 is the most complete and current reference available on global resources and the environment. Its wealth of information and data, presented in an especially accessible formát, makes it an indispensable one-stop sourcebook for anyone interested in the global prospect. UAn up-to-date reference book and a state-of-the-art analysis of our current understanding of the major global environmental issues, World Resources is finely produced, amply documented and yet readable and accessible. The report is thorough, authoritative, well documented, and thoughtful. ^ Ambio Sweden Ma monumental effort which provides wide-ranging information and statistical data not readily available in developing countries and yet more important for them than elsewhere. Vissza