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020			_a9781853831195
082			_a304.2 Sar
100			_aSarre, Philip
245		0	_aOne world for one earth : saving the environment
260			_aLondon
260			_bEarthscan Publcation
260			_c1991
300			_a188p.
520			_aWe 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.
650			_aHuman ecology
700			_aSmith, Paul
700			_aMorris, Eleanor
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