Earth in the balance - ecology and the human spirit

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6219040

Gore, A

This book by Senator Albert Gore presents a global prospective on the environmental crisis facing the Earth. The chapters are framed in the twin ideas of the threat posed by human civilization to the global environment and the threat to human civilization posed by changes in the global environment. Gore first looks at evidence of risk in the environment: historical aspects of climate and civilization; ozone layer; water; land use; food supply; waste disposal. In Part II different aspects of our current approaches to the environment are described: politics; economics; technology; social problems; environmentalism of the human spirit. Finally in Part III, Gore presents his approach to the global environmental crisis, first presenting a section about a global sense of responsibility and purpose and then describing his ideas for A Global Marshal Plan. 169 refs., 4 figs.

• OSTI ID: 6219040
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290301* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety-- Regional & Global Environmental Aspects-- (1992-)
EARTH PLANET
ECOLOGY
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOOD
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAND USE
LAYERS
MANAGEMENT
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE LAYER
PLANETS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POPULATIONS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER