An Agenda of science for environment and development into the 21st century : based on a conference held in Vienna, Austria in November 1991
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An Agenda of science for environment and development into the 21st century : based on a conference held in Vienna, Austria in November 1991
Cambridge University Press, 1992
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ASCEND 21
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"International Conference on An Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st Century (ASCEND 21), organized by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), in cooperation with the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), hosted by the Federal Government of Austria"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographic references and index
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Description
This volume brings together the understanding and the judgement of the world's scientific community on the issues of highest priority for the future of the environment and development. It looks beyond the state-of-the-art and formulates the environment and development research agenda, and identifies the scientific knowledge base which will be needed for rational policy decisions. Diverse topics such as population, land use, energy and global cycles are covered under sixteen themes which have been grouped into three sections: Problems of Environment and Development, Scientific Understanding of the Earth System, and Responses and Strategies. All the contributions were developed at an invited conference convened by the International Council of Scientific Unions and provide a significant input to the forthcoming UN Conference on Environment and Development.
Table of Contents
- General introduction
- Conference statement
- Keynote speeches
- Part I. Problems of Environment and Development: Introduction
- 1. Population and natural resource use
- 2. Agriculture land use and degradation
- 3. Industry and waste
- 4. Energy
- 5. Health
- Part II. Scientific Understanding of the Earth System: Introduction
- 6. Global cycles
- 7. Atmosphere and climate
- 8. Marine and coastal systems
- 9. Terrestrial systems
- 10. Freshwater resources
- 11. Biodiversity
- Part III. Responses and Strategies: Introduction
- 12. Quality of life
- 13. Public awareness, science and the environment
- 14. Capacity building
- 15. Policies for technology
- 16. Institutional arrangements
- Appendices.
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