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Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007 /

1429490128

9781429490122

1597260622

1597260630

9781597260626

9781597260633

b759197

Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007 /

[Book]

edited by Donald Kennedy and the editors of Science magazine.

Washington, D.C. :

Island Press,

©2006.

1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) :

illustrations, map

"American Association for the Advancement of Science."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Life on a human-dominated planet / Donald Kennedy -- Human population : the next half century / Joel E. Cohen -- Prospects for biodiversity / Martin Jenkins -- World fisheries : the next 50 years / Daniel Pauly, Jackie Alder, Elena Bennett, Villy Christensen, Peter Tyedmers and Reg Watson -- Preserving the conditions of life / Donald Kennedy -- Tropical soils and food security : the next 50 years / Michael A. Stocking -- Global freshwater resources : soft-path solutions for the 21st century / Peter H. Gleick -- Energy resources and global development / Jeffrey Chow, Raymond J. Kopp and Paul R. Portney -- Global air quality and pollution / Hajime Akimoto -- Modern global climate change / Thomas R. Karl and Kevin E. Trenberth -- Managing our common inheritance / Donald Kennedy -- The tragedy of the commons / Garrett Hardin -- The struggle to govern the commons / Thomas Dietz, Elinor Ostrom and Paul C. Stern -- Social capital and the collective management of resources / Jules Pretty -- Managing tragedies : understanding conflict over common pool resources / William M. Adams, Dan Brockington, Jane Dyson and Bhaskar Vira -- Global food security : challenges and policies / Mark W. Rosegrant and Sarah A. Cline -- New visions for addressing sustainability / Anthony J. McMichael, Colin D. Butler and Carl Folke -- The burden of chronic disease / C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor and Enamul Karim -- The challenge of long-term climate change / K. Hasselmann, M. Latif, G. Hooss, C. Azar, O. Edenhofer, C.C. Jaeger, O.M. Johannessen, C. Kemfert, M. Welp and A. Wokaun -- Climate change : the political situation / Robert T. Watson -- Tale from a troubled marriage : science and law in environmental policy / Oliver Houck.

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A unique contribution that brings together leading environmental scientists and researchers to give readers a comprehensive yet accessible overview of current issues.

$35

Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007.

9781597260633

State of the planet, 2006-2007

Environmental indicators.

Environmental policy.

Environmental sciences.

Sustainable development.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Green Business.

Environmental indicators.

Environmental policy.

Environmental sciences.

NATURE-- Natural Resources.

Sustainable development.

BUS-- 094000

BUS-- 099000

NAT-- 038000

Kennedy, Donald,1931-2020.

American Association for the Advancement of Science.

20201204190654.0

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