Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Our demographically divided world Our demographically divided world Lester Russell Brown At this time, the contemporary world is being divided in two by demographic forces: nearly half the world, including the industrial countries and China, is establishing a balance between births and d… OL1484901W
The Resourceful earth The Resourceful earth Herman Kahn,Julian Lincoln Simon "We are confident that the nature of the physical world permits continued improvement in humankind's economic lot in the long rung run, indefinitely. Of course there are always newly arising local pr… OL17915728W
Green inheritance Green inheritance Anthony Julian Huxley In Green Inheritance Anthony Huxley portrays the beauty, diversity and remarkable history of our heritage of wild and cultivated plants and landscapes, and presents a striking picture of the reach of… OL1889865W
The Future of Life The Future of Life Edward Osborne Wilson "In this book, Wilson describes what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever - in many cases animals, insects, and plants we have only just discovered, and whose potential to nour… OL1924906W
The hidden half of nature The hidden half of nature David R. Montgomery "Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled re… OL20017412W
Water and peace for the people Water and peace for the people Jon Martin Trondalen This book proposes practical and objective solutions to the water conflicts in the Middle East. The book covers four critical areas: the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, where new documentation reveals a… OL28952169W
The Science of sustainable development The Science of sustainable development Bruce Campbell,Jeffrey Sayer Science faces major challenges in tackling the interlinked problems of poverty and environmental sustainability. This book reviews how practical science can be applied to real-life conservation and d… OL3548824W