| Description |
xi, 316 : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Population Growth and Global Stability / Nafis Sadik -- 2. Global Population and Emergent Pressures / Norman Myers -- 3. Human Population Prospects / Robert Engelman -- 4. Where is the Time-bomb Ticking? / Shridath Ramphal -- 5. Population, Economic Change, and Environmental Security / Clement A. Tisdell -- 6. Imperatives for Environmental Sustainability: Decrease Overconsumption and Stabilize Population / Robert J. A. Goodland and Herman E. Daly -- 7. Health of People, Health of Planet / Morris Schaefer and Wilfred Kreisel -- 8. World Population and Nutritional Well-being / Valeria Menza and John R. Lupien -- 9. Global Migration: A Thousand Years' Perspective / Johan Galtung -- 10. Women and the Family Planning Imperative / Pramilla Senanayake -- 11. The Attitudes and Involvement of Religions in Population Planning / Garry W. Trompf -- 12. Energy for a Sustainable World Population / Jose Goldemberg -- 13. Facing Nature's Limits / Lester R. Brown |
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14. Hopes for the Future / Martin W. Holdgate and Gayl D. Ness / Edited by Lynn M. Curme |
| Notes |
Update of the 1994 "limited Geneva edition," with revisions and 2 new chapters |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Population policy -- Environmental aspects.
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International economic relations -- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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| Author |
Polunin, Nicholas.
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| LC no. |
98174103 |
| ISBN |
0521563720 hardback |
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052163539X paperback |
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