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Save the earth

Title
Save the earth / [edited by] Jonathon Porritt ; foreword, HRH the Prince of Wales ; introduction, Robert Redford.
Publication
  • Atlanta, Ga. : Turner Pub., [1991]
  • Kansas City, Mo. : Distributed by Andrews & McMeel, [1991]
  • ©1991

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Additional Authors
  • Porritt, Jonathon
  • Redford, Robert
  • Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-
Description
208 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm
Summary
The author's distinctive message is augmented by contributions from many other eminent environmentalists, each with a different perspective on the world's environmental problems.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Instructional and educational works.
  • Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Note
  • "A Dorling Kindersley book"--T.p. verso.
  • "First published in Great Britain in 1991 by Dorling Kindersley Limited ... London"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index.
Contents
Introduction / Robert Redford -- 1. Awakening: Taking stock : is this the last chance?/ Jonathon Porritt -- A new international order : one world and beyond / Jonathon Porritt -- 2. Earth: Rainforest : the disappearing forests / Norman Myers -- Grasslands : defending the open range / David Hall and Jonathan Scurlock -- Croplands : blowing in the wind / Lester Brown -- Biodiversity : the richness of life : The importance of diversity / Peter Raven -- A wealth of species / Ghillean Prance -- Mountains : losing the high ground / David Pitt and Denis Landenbergue -- 3. Air: Global warming : climate at risk / Stephen Schneider -- Air pollution : living dangerously / Michael Walsh -- 4. Fire: Population : crunching numbers / Jonathon Porritt -- Towns and cities : empowering people / Jorge Hardoy and David Satterthwaite -- Rural resources : relearning civilization / Anil Agarwal -- Tribal peoples : honoring wisdom / Robin Hanbury-Tenison -- 5. Water: Oceans and seas : failing fisheries / John Beddington -- Shorelines and estuaries : turning the tide / Robert Earll -- Rivers and lakes : damming the flow / Philip Williams -- Wetlands : draining the world dry / David Bellamy -- 6. Healing: Accepting responsibility : ecology begins at home / Jonathon Porritt -- The way forward : celebrating the earth / Jonathon Porritt.
ISBN
  • 1878685058
  • 9781878685056
LCCN
91065801
OCLC
  • ocm24337168
  • 24337168
  • SCSB-1994422
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library