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The State of the earth atlas
- Title
- The State of the earth atlas / edited by Joni Seager.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, c1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | G1046.G3 S4 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Seager, Joni.
- Description
- 127 p. : col. ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Combining 37 incisive full-color maps and cartograms with its text, "The State of the Earth Atlas" surveys the Earth in a new way. This important resource reveals at a glance how civilization impacts upon the environment. It illustrates the international effects of changing methods of agriculture, urban expansion, demands for energy, industrial sophistication, and the devastation of war. Air quality, acid rain, toxic waste, tropical forests and tourism are new topics of this edition.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Maps
- Note
- "Simultaneously published in Great Britain by Unwin Hyman Limited"--T.p verso.
- "A Pluto Project."
- "A Touchstone book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Habitat earth -- Food and water -- Shelter -- Energy -- Industry -- Defence -- Consuming tastes -- Green politics.
- ISBN
- 0671705237
- 9780671705237
- 0671705245
- 9780671705244
- LCCN
- 90675120
- OCLC
- on1199333621
- 1199333621
- SCSB-1951969
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library