The third revolution environment, population, and a sustainable world

Harrison, Paul

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The third revolution environment, population, and a sustainable world / Paul Harrison. . — London : Penguin Books, 1993.

xi, 377 p.

One part wisdom : the great debate -- The o'ergrowth of some complexion : three billion years of environmental crisis -- Bounded in a nutshell : the new limits of growth -- The fall of a sparrow : the passing of biological diversity -- The paragon of animals : Ranomafana, Madagascar -- The grinding of the ax : deforestation -- Abatemetns and delays : forest adjustments -- A sterile promontory : land degradation -- A little patch of ground : living on the margin -- Quintessence of dust : Kalsaka, Burkina Faso -- The interim is mine : Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire -- The quick of the ulcer : the environmental impact of cities -- The drossy age : monuments in solid waste -- A sea of troubles : polluted waters -- A congregation of vapors : air pollution and climate change -- Sorrows come not single spies : Hatia Island, Bangladesh -- Towards a general theory -- Particular faults : sharing the blame -- We defy augury : options for action -- If it be not now, yet it will come : towards the third revolution.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental policy
Economic development
Sustainable development--Developing countries
Natural resources
Population
Nature--Effect of human beings on