Atlas of the environment / Geoffrey Lean, Don Hinrichsen.
| Author/creator | Lean, Geoffrey, 1947- |
| Other author | Hinrichsen, Don. |
| Other author | World Wildlife Fund (U.S.) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [New ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©1994. |
| Description | 1 atlas (192 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Cartographic data | Scale not given. |
| Contents | Major biomes, climatic regions and land use -- Human numbers -- The urban revolution -- Food production and consumption -- Drinking water and sanitation -- Health -- The education gap -- GNP and the debt squeeze -- Industrialization and development -- Indigenous people and refugees -- Deserts and desertification -- Freshwater : abundance and scarcity -- Freshwater pollution -- Tropical forest destruction -- The tropical timber trade -- The fuelwood crisis -- Damaged watersheds -- Temperate forests under threat -- Acid rain -- Urban air pollution -- The greenhouse effect -- The ozone layer --Toxic and hazardous wastes -- The spread of agrochemicals -- Natural and man-made disasters -- Fossil fuel resources and energy conservation -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy resources -- Biological diversity and genetic resources -- Areas of endemism -- Protected areas and national parks -- Major conservation efforts -- Wildlife trade -- Migration -- The world's wetlands -- The world's fisheries -- Whales and whaling -- Mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses -- Mineral resources of the sea -- Pollution of the seas -- The Arctic -- Antarctica. |
| Local note | Little-287736--3051300496682 |
| General note | At head of title: WWF. |
| General note | Edition statement from jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192). |
| Other title | WWF atlas of the environment. |
| Other title | World Wildlife Fund atlas of the environment. |
| ISBN | 0874367689 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | G1046.G3 L422 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |