LEADER 02468nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910222234503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-85879-5 010 $a1-134-85880-9 010 $a0-415-09886-6 010 $a1-280-05386-0 010 $a0-203-42389-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203423899 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250340 035 $a(EBL)179440 035 $a(OCoLC)252893595 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000079967 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11107453 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079967 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10097179 035 $a(PQKB)10841695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179440 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250340 100 $a19930222d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobal ecology $eenvironmental change and social flexibility /$fVaclav Smil 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-203-30218-4 311 08$a0-415-09885-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThe 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,