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1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223). |
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Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Global Trends and Their Effects on the Environment; 3. Planet-wide Deterioration; 4. Forests under Attack; 5. Grasslands; 6. Aquatic Ecosystems; 7. Managing Planetary Thirst; 8. Protecting Air Quality; 9. Clean Energy for Planetary Survival; 10. Africa in the 21st Century: Sunrise or Sunset?; 11. Latin America and the Caribbean: A History of Environmental Degradation; 12. The Urban Environmental Challenge; 13. Diversity and Human Survival; 14. Strategies for the Future; Bibliography. |
| 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. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation.
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Biodiversity conservation. |
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Biodiversity.
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Biodiversity. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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International Development Research Centre (Canada)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Anton, Danilo J. Diversity, globalization, and the ways of nature. Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, ©1995 (DLC) 96117709 (OCoLC)32179573 |
| ISBN |
1552501507 |
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9781552501504 |
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0889367248 |
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9780889367241 |
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1417522135 (electronic book) |
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9781417522132 (electronic book) |
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