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Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (Global Issues (Facts on File))
Kathy Wilson Peacock
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Hardcover. What steps must be taken to reduce humanity's global footprint and keep within the boundary of the planet's carrying capacity? This title explores the impact that overconsumption has had on natural resources as well as possible alternative strategies in the United States, China, India, Germany, and Brazil. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 400 pages, index, bibliography, glossary, chronology, graphs. BIC Classification: YXZG. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
There are more than 6 billion people living on Earth today, and the United Nations predicts that this number will surge to 9.1 billion by the year 2050. However, the natural resources necessary to sustain the world's population - including freshwater, arable land, and fossil fuels - are dwindling. In order to achieve sustainable development, the stress exerted on the environment by the world's population will have to be controlled through reduced rates of consumption.What steps must be taken to reduce humanity's global footprint and keep within the boundary of the planet's carrying capacity? What are the strategies that governments ... Read more
There are more than 6 billion people living on Earth today, and the United Nations predicts that this number will surge to 9.1 billion by the year 2050. However, the natural resources necessary to sustain the world's population - including freshwater, arable land, and fossil fuels - are dwindling. In order to achieve sustainable development, the stress exerted on the environment by the world's population will have to be controlled through reduced rates of consumption.What steps must be taken to reduce humanity's global footprint and keep within the boundary of the planet's carrying capacity? What are the strategies that governments ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
Series
Global Issues
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816072156
SKU
V9780816072156
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