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" Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007 / "
edited by Donald Kennedy and the editors of Science magazine.
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1004827
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b759197
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Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007 /\ edited by Donald Kennedy and the editors of Science magazine.
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Washington, D.C. :: Island Press,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) :: illustrations, map
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1429490128
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1597260622
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1597260630
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9781597260626
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9781597260633
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"American Association for the Advancement of Science."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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Environmental indicators.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental sciences.
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Sustainable development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Green Business.
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Environmental indicators.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental sciences.
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NATURE-- Natural Resources.
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Sustainable development.
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333.7
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GE105.S35 2006eb
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Kennedy, Donald,1931-2020.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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State of the planet, 2006-2007
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