ISBN: 0761807055

For countless millenia humans extended their domain around the world, gradually using more of nature's resources. High death rates from famine, disease, and other perils restricted popula… More...

For countless millenia humans extended their domain around the world, gradually using more of nature's resources. High death rates from famine, disease, and other perils restricted population growth. Since 1800, innovations in science, energy, medicine, transportation, communication, farm and factory production, marketing beliefs, customs, and social relationships have drastically altered both natural and cultural environments. Globally, death rates have fallen dramatically without equivalent reductions in birth rates while per-capita consumption of many natural resources has increased. Many global trends are unsustainable and prompt action is needed to avoid calamities in the decades ahead. Expanding environmental programs mitigate many trends but fail to reverse most of them. Rival factions differ on the costs and benefits of development. Some people have grave concerns about pollution, waste disposal, forest and wetland depletion, species extinction, crowding, food shortages, and a resurgence of epidemic diseases, but others downplay these fears and oppose regulatory solutions. We humans have the technology, knowledge, and resources to resolve our dilemma, but lack the consensus and commitment. It is what we accomplish that counts, not what we boast of being able to do. Failure to act now can cost future generations much more than it would cost now. Environmental information is cast and expanding, but often highly technical, narrowly focused, or self-serving, underscoring biological sciences,biology,business,business and investing,earth sciences,engineering,environmental science,environmental studies,political science,politics and government Environmental Science, University Press of America, Incorporated<

1997, ISBN: 9780761807056

University Press of America, 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No du… More...

University Press of America, 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0761807055, University Press of America, 1997, 0<

ISBN: 9780761807056

UPA. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, … More...

UPA. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., UPA<