World Resources: A guide to the Global Environment, 1992-1993

Book · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6149323

This book, produced in collaboration with the U.N., is a basic information source on the impact humans have had on the earth's environment, with a theme of sustainable development. Part I is an essay on sustainable development, examined in the contest of industrial, industrializing, and non-industrial countries. Part II is a description of the environmental devastation in central Europe. Part III examines global environmental conditions and trends, and part IV consists of tables, each with an interductory text and citations, including such topics as population, development, land cover, food, forests, wildlife, habitats, energy, water, atmosphere, and climate.

• OSTI ID: 6149323
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290201* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics-- (1992-)
290202 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Sociology-- (1992-)
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT
EUROPE
FOOD
FORESTS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RESOURCES
WATER