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The World environment 1972-1992 : two decades of challenge / edited by Mostafa K. Tolba and Osama A. El-Kholy in association with E. El-Hinnawi [and others].
1992
C 389 UNEP.W
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Title
The World environment 1972-1992 : two decades of challenge / edited by Mostafa K. Tolba and Osama A. El-Kholy in association with E. El-Hinnawi [and others].
Author
Interim Secretariat For The Basel Convention, author.
Tolba, Mostafa Kamal, editor.
El-Hinnawi, Essam, editor.
El-Kholy, Osama A., editor.
Holdgate, Martin W.
McMichael, D. F.
Munn, R. E.
Tolba, Mostafa Kamal, editor.
El-Hinnawi, Essam, editor.
El-Kholy, Osama A., editor.
Holdgate, Martin W.
McMichael, D. F.
Munn, R. E.
Edition
First edition.
Description
xi, 884 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN
0412470004
0412469901
9780412469909
9780412470004 paperback
0412469901
9780412469909
9780412470004 paperback
Alternate Call Number
C 389 UNEP.W
Note
Contents : 1. The issues : 1. Air pollution; 2. Ozone depletion; 3. Climate change; 4. Availability of fresh water; 5. Coastal and marine degradation; 6. Land degradation; 7. Deforestation and habitat loss; 8. Loss of biological diversity; 9. Environmental hazards; 10. Toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes; 2. Causes and consequences : 11. Agriculture and fisheries; 12. Industry; 13. Energy; 14. Transport; 15. Tourism; 16. Population and resources; 17. Human settlements; 18. Health; 19. Peace and Security; 3. The response : 20. Understanding the environment; 21. Perceptions and attitudes; 22. National responses; 23. International responses; 4. Looking ahead : 24. Challenges and opportunities;.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Published
London : Published by Chapman & Hall on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme, 1992.
Language
English
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Added Corporate Author
United Nations Environment Programme.
Programme Des Nations Unies Pour L'environnement.
Unep.
Programme Des Nations Unies Pour L'environnement.
Unep.