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1 online resource (ix, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Consists of reports of the United Nations University Conference 'On the Threshold of the New Millennium' which was held in Tokyo on 19--21 January 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Reflections on human development and the environment / Hans van Ginkel, Brendan Barrett, Julius Court, and Jerry Velasquez -- Conceptual challenges of a globalizing economy / Karel Van Wolferen -- Into the twenty-first century : assessing social and political concerns / Rolph van der Hoeven -- Policy priorities for human development / Ruth Kagia -- Poverty and inequality in the era of liberalization and globalization / Giovanni Andrea Cornia -- The future of technology and the implications for society and the UN system / Jerome Glenn and Theodore Gordon -- Population : a global challenge for the twenty-first century / Wolfgang Lutz -- Institutions, corruption, and development, and their ramifications for international cooperation / Beatrice Weder -- Future of global economic governance / Walden Bello -- Environment : Urbanization, industrialization, and sustainable development / Fred Langeweg, Henk Hilderink, and Rob Maas -- Water in our future / Motoyuki Suzuki -- The importance of tropical atmospheric chemistry in global change research / Paul Crutzen -- Energy requirements for the new millennium / Ingvar B. Fridleifsson -- Global food security for tomorrow / Monkombu Sambasivam Swaminathan -- Land degradation : a global and regional problem / Adel El-Beltagy -- Global governance of biological diversity / A. Hamid Zakri -- International environmental governance and its impact on social and human development / Akiko Domoto. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United Nations -- Congresses.
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United Nations. |
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United Nations. |
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Human ecology -- Congresses.
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Human ecology -- Congresses. |
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Social problems -- Congresses.
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Social problems. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Congressen (vorm)
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Ginkel, J. A. van.
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United Nations University Conference 'On the Threshold of the New Millennium' (2000 : United Nations University)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Human development and the environment. Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2002 9280810693 (DLC) 2001007707 (OCoLC)50684948 |
| ISBN |
0585434174 (electronic book) |
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9780585434179 (electronic book) |
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