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UNINA9910222234503321 |
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Autore |
Smil Vaclav |
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Titolo |
Global ecology : environmental change and social flexibility / / Vaclav Smil |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-85879-5 |
1-134-85880-9 |
0-415-09886-6 |
1-280-05386-0 |
0-203-42389-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental policy |
Sustainable development |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; 1 ELUSIVE UNDERSTANDING; 2 EXISTENTIAL NECESSITIES; 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 4 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES; 5 CASCADING COMPLICATIONS; 6 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The magnitude and rapidity of global environmental change threatens the perpetuation of life on Earth. Many aspects of this crisis are familiar to us - the destruction of tropical rainforests, the hole in the Antarctic ozone, desertification, soil erosion - yet we avoid the underlying challenge of a rapidly deteriorating ecological system and the breadth and complexity of responses demanded. Integrating an analysis of both social and environmental needs, the book explores the premises and problems of different paths towards global management. With its emphasis on flexible response, <EM |
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