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Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Ecosystem. 2. Assessing ecological decline. 3. The concept of environmental management. 4. Carrying capacity earth's bottom line. 5. Plant biodiversity. 6. Environment and pesticides. 7. Facing food insecurity. 8. Economic development and problems of nature conservation. 9. Facing the prospect of food scarcity. 10. Nature conservation its relevance to India. 11. Reinventing the energy system. 12. Energy conservation environment and development. 13. Increasing energy efficiency. 14. Development without destruction. 15. Increasing water efficiency. 16. Wild Life conservation Legal and institutional arrangement. 17. Conserving biological diversity. Bibliography. Index. All forms of life are dependent on their environment and its resources. The resources are being used indiscriminately. Aim of this book is to describe the ecological features explain some of the salient ecological processes identify the types of damage done to our environment. It describes how the limited success can be utilized for the betterment of mankind. Objective is to compile a text book keeping in mind needs of the students and general readers as well. Essays have been selected keeping in view course contents of the environmental studies. 344 pp.

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Environment and population. 3. Tracking the ecology of climate change. 4. Environmental impact assessment. 5. Ozone experience. 6. Pollution and fisheries. 7. Safeguarding oceans. 8. Marine pollution. 9. Facing water scarcity. 10. Management of Eroded lands. 11. Preventing chronic disease in developing countries. 12. Problems in Urban air pollution control. 13. New vision for cities. 14. Science for villages. 15. Preserving global cropland. 16. The effects of modern living on the sociobiology of mankind. 17. Ending violent conflict. 18. Environment some futuristic considerations. 19. Forging a sustainable materials economy. 20. New trends in environmental education. 21. Protecting forests from air pollution and acid rain. Index. In our efforts to seek comfort we have damaged our environment. We have depleted our natural resources and distributed the ecological balance and created pollution in water air and soil. Aim of this book is to define pollution the source and effects of pollution. It discusses how technology has contributed to the degradation of environment. It examines the tremendous increase in population and the role education can play in finding a solution. Objective has been to select material in accordance with the course contents of environmental science. Effort has been made to collect interesting and innovative essays for all those who want to understand the subject of environmental change. 368 pp.