Ecoscience : population, resources, environment / Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren.

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Ehrlich, Paul R

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, 1977.Description: xv, 1051 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0716705672.
0716700298 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

304.6 EHR 23 006589

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Table of contents.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Population, Resources, Environment: Dimensions of the Human Predicament -- Section I. Natural Processes and Human Well-Being -- Chapter 2. The Physical World -- Chapter 3. Nutrient Cycles -- Chapter 4. Populations and Ecosystems -- Section II. Population and Renewable Resources -- Chapter 5. The History and Future of the Human Population -- Chapter 6. Land, Water, and Forests -- Chapter 7. A Hungry World -- Section III. Energy and Materials -- Chapter 8. Energy -- Chapter 9. Materials -- Section IV. Understanding Environmental Disruption -- Chapter 10. Direct Assaults on Well-Being -- Chapter 11. Disruption of Ecological Systems -- Section V. The Human Predicament: Finding a Way Out -- Chapter 12. Humanity at the Crossroads -- Chapter 13. Population Policies -- Chapter 14. Changing American Institutions -- Chapter 15. Rich Nations, Poor Nations, and International Conflict -- Chapter 16. Summary -- Appendix 2. World Demography -- Appendix 2. Food and Nutrition -- Appendix 3. Pesticides -- Appendix 4. Reproduction and Birth Control.

Summary: A comprehensive introduction to basic ecological principlees. Offers an expanded treatment of raw materials; a major section is devoted to energy problems; new coverage is given to geophysical and climatological aspects of the environment; and a provocative discussion of the possiblities of social, political, and economic change is also included.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	304.6 EHR 006589 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006589

First-2d ed. published under title: Population, resources, environment.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Chapter 1. Population, Resources, Environment: Dimensions of the Human Predicament --
Section I. Natural Processes and Human Well-Being --
Chapter 2. The Physical World --
Chapter 3. Nutrient Cycles --
Chapter 4. Populations and Ecosystems --
Section II. Population and Renewable Resources --
Chapter 5. The History and Future of the Human Population --
Chapter 6. Land, Water, and Forests --
Chapter 7. A Hungry World --
Section III. Energy and Materials --
Chapter 8. Energy --
Chapter 9. Materials --
Section IV. Understanding Environmental Disruption --
Chapter 10. Direct Assaults on Well-Being --
Chapter 11. Disruption of Ecological Systems --
Section V. The Human Predicament: Finding a Way Out --
Chapter 12. Humanity at the Crossroads --
Chapter 13. Population Policies --
Chapter 14. Changing American Institutions --
Chapter 15. Rich Nations, Poor Nations, and International Conflict --
Chapter 16. Summary --
Appendix 2. World Demography --
Appendix 2. Food and Nutrition --
Appendix 3. Pesticides --
Appendix 4. Reproduction and Birth Control.

A comprehensive introduction to basic ecological principlees. Offers an expanded treatment of raw materials; a major section is devoted to energy problems; new coverage is given to geophysical and climatological aspects of the environment; and a provocative discussion of the possiblities of social, political, and economic change is also included.

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