Global Ecology. 1985. illustr. tabs. 323 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents: Preface/ The Biosphere/ Divergent Views on the State of theWorld/ Simon and Kahn Versus Global 2000/ Bright Global Future/ Principles and Trends in Global Ecology/ Interacting with the Elements:Man and Biogeochemical Cycles/ Chemistry and the Biosphere/ The Role ofOcean Biota in Accelerated Ecological Cycles: A Temporal View/ WorldEnvironmental Trends Between 1972 and 1982/ An Inquiry into the State ofthe Earth/ Problems of Pollution and Environmental Deterioration/ AirPollution, Acid Rain and the Future of Forests/ GroundwaterContamination: Local Problems Become a National Issue/ BiologicalConsequences of Global Pollution of the Marine Environment/ Soil Erosion: Quiet Crisis in the World Economy/ Putting Food on the World'sTable: A Crisis of Many Dimensions/ Environmental Impacts of EarlySocieties and the Rise of Agriculture/ Sahel Will Suffer even if RainsCome: Desertification Defines Ordeal of the Sahel/ Tropical Forests:What Will Be Their Fate?/ Humanistic Considerations/ StabilizingPopulation/ The Human Condition: Economics and Health/ Improving WorldHealth: A Least Cost Strategy/ Schistosomiasis and Water Projects:Breaking the Link/ Ecological Effects of the War in Vietnam/ Science,Conflict, and Human Prospects/ The Climatic and Biological Consequencesof Nuclear War/ Third World in the Global Future/ Science and Technologyin a World Transformed/ Index.