One world for one earth : saving the environment

By:

Sarre, Philip

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London; Earthscan Publcation; 1991Description: 188pISBN:

9781853831195

Subject(s):

Human ecology

DDC classification:

304.2 Sar

Summary: We have only one Earth, and how we choose to live in it matters. This highly readable and challenging text sets out some important topical issues that tell us we are not making a very good job of it. From the tropical rainforests to the teeming cities of the developing world and the energy hungry nations of Europe and North America, One World for One Earth shows that many of today's environmental problems can only be understood in terms of both the physical and the social processes involved. At present we are in a vicious circle. Uneven development creates problems of affluence in some areas and problems of poverty in others. In both, the environment suffers. Independent local action has a crucial part to play, but to be really effective, sustainable development needs a new context which can only be put in place by international governmental co-operation. This book, by going beyond the conventional accounts of environmental problems, provides a basis for action.

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We have only one Earth, and how we choose to live in it matters. This highly readable and challenging text sets out some important topical issues that tell us we are not making a very good job of it.

From the tropical rainforests to the teeming cities of the developing world and the energy hungry nations of Europe and North America, One World for One Earth shows that many of today's environmental problems can only be understood in terms of both the physical and the social processes involved.

At present we are in a vicious circle. Uneven development creates problems of affluence in some areas and problems of poverty in others. In both, the environment suffers. Independent local action has a crucial part to play, but to be really effective, sustainable development needs a new context which can only be put in place by international governmental co-operation.
This book, by going beyond the conventional accounts of environmental problems, provides a basis for action.

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