_WORLD RESOURCES 2000-2001, PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS: THE FRAYING WEB OF
LIFE_ focuses on the critical link between ecosystems and people and
provides an overview of current global environmental and economic
trends using hundreds of indicators in more than 150 countries.
Until now there has not been a comprehensive, formalised process to
assess human damage to our ecosystems, to establish a baseline for
future actions, or to disseminate information that would aid the
formulation of better policies world-wide. This book is the first
reliable, comprehensive base of evidence for taking stock and taking
care of the world's diverse ecosystems.
• deals with the critical issues that focus on the link between
ecosystems and people
• highlights the goods and services that ecosystems provide and
illustrates the benefits of a better understanding and better
management of the planet's natural wealth
• reports on pilot studies by leading scientists and international
institutions assessing the state of the world's ecosystems - forests,
croplands, grasslands, freshwater systems and coastal areas
• increases the understanding of human dependence on nature
• raises awareness of environmental threats
• provides examples of wise stewardship from all corners of the
globe
• focuses on four main issues: population and human well-being, food
and water security, consumption, energy and wastes, trace emissions
since the Kyoto protocol
• gives data tables for more than 150 countries
It demonstrates the power of information and new digital technologies
to transform the way we interact with our environment and is
particularly important for environmentalists, scientists,
professionals, journalists, policy-makers and students.
This special Millennium Edition of the World Resources Institute's
biennial report published by Elsevier Science in September 2000 in
partnership with the World Resources Institute, the UN Environment
Program, the UN Development Programme and the World Bank.
NEW FROM APRIL 2001 -
http://www.enviromod.subnet.dk/Ecological and Environmental Modeling -
An Interactive Internet Course
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ISBN
9780080437811
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier Science
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
389
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