CiNii 図書 - One earth, one future : our changing global environment

Written for nonscientists, One Earth, One Future helps individuals understand the basic science behind environmental alarms and the resulting policy implications that the entire earth must face. Discusses historical climate changes, species diversity and sea-level rise.

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780309046329

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Written for nonscientists, One Earth, One Future can help individuals understand the basic science behind changes in the global environment and the resulting policy implications that the population of the entire planet must face. The volume describes the earth as a unified system?exploring the interactions between the atmosphere, land, and water and the snowballing impact that human activity is having on the system?and presents perspectives on policies and programs that can both develop and protect our natural resources. One Earth, One Future discusses why such seemingly diverse issues as historical climate change, species diversity, and sea-level rise are part of a single picture?and how human activity is the critical element in that picture. The book concludes with practical examinations of economic, security, and development questions, with a view toward achieving improvements in quality of life without further environmental degradation. One Earth, One Future is must reading for anyone interested in the interrelationship of environmental matters and public policy issues. Table of Contents Front Matter 1. Introduction The Earth as a System 2. A New Science of the Earth 3. Lessons from the Geologic Past 4. System Interactions: Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, and Humans 5. Humanity: An Agent of Global Environmental Change The Faces of Global Eniornmental Change 6. Global Warming 7. Food, Water, and Changing Climate 8. Coastlines and Rising Seas 9. The Ozone Layer and Ultraviolet Radiation 10. Vanishing Forests and Vanishing Species 11. Lakes, Forests, and Acid Deposition Afterword Appendixes A. Selected Reading B. Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future: Agenda and Speakers C. Committee on Global Change and Oversight Committee Members D. Letter on Global Environmental Change to President-Elect George Bush from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine Index

1 Front Matter
2 1. Introduction
3 The Earth as a System
4 2. A New Science of the Earth
5 3. Lessons from the Geologic Past
6 4. System Interactions: Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, and Humans
7 5. Humanity: An Agent of Global Environmental Change
8 The Faces of Global Eniornmental Change
9 6. Global Warming
10 7. Food, Water, and Changing Climate
11 8. Coastlines and Rising Seas
12 9. The Ozone Layer and Ultraviolet Radiation
13 10. Vanishing Forests and Vanishing Species
14 11. Lakes, Forests, and Acid Deposition
15 Afterword
16 Appendixes
17 A. Selected Reading
18 B. Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future: Agenda and Speakers
19 C. Committee on Global Change and Oversight Committee Members
20 D. Letter on Global Environmental Change to President-Elect George Bush from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine
21 Index

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