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People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life
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Edited By
C. Rosen, World Resources Institute, 10 G St. NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
Description
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
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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
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raises awareness of environmental threats
• provides examples of wise stewardship from all corners of the globe
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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 -
Ecological
and Environmental Modeling - An Interactive Internet Course
Audience
For environmentalists, scientists, professionals, journalists, policy-makers and students.
Contents
Part I. Repairing the Fraying Web of Life.
Linking People and Ecosystems. Taking Stock of Ecosystems. Living in Ecosystems.
Adopting an Ecosystems Approach.
Part II: Global Environmental Trends.
Population and Human Well-Being. Food and Water
Security. Consumption, Energy, and Wastes. Global Commons.
Part III: Data Tables for 155 Countries (90 Pages).
Coastal
and Marine. Forests and Grasslands. Freshwater. Agriculture and Food. Land Use and Biodiversity. Atmosphere and Climate. Energy and Materials.
Population and Human Development. Basic Economic Indicators.
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Hardbound, 0 pages, A limited number of inspection copies of this book are available for qualified course instructors. Requests for an Examination Copy (please
provide full course details) should be sent via e-mail to: d.martin@elsevier.com
, publication date: NOV-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-043781-1
ISBN-10: 0-08-043781-8
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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