Research Catalog

Title

Diversity, globalization, and the ways of nature / Danilo J. Anton.

Author

Anton, Danilo J.

Publication

Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, c1995.

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Description

xi, 223 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

The conquest of the Americas was the first step on the path to globalization. Today, 500 years later, we are rapidly approaching the prophecied global village and, consequently, natural and cultural uniformity. Amidst all the literature and discussion supporting globalization, author and geographer, Danilo J.

Subject

• Environmental degradation
• Biodiversity conservation
• Human ecology > Philosophy

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Global trends and their effects on the environment -- Planet-wide deterioration -- Forests under attack -- Grasslands -- Aquatic ecosystems -- Managing planetary thirst -- Protecting air quality -- Clean energy for planetary survival -- Africa in the 21st century : sunrise or sunset? -- Latin America and the Caribbean : a history of environmental degradation -- The urban environmental challenge -- Diversity and human survival -- Strategies for the future.

ISBN

0889367248

OCLC

• 32179573
• SCSB-11790742

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library