Managing the earth:the Linacre lectures 2001
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2002. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 188 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 019925267X |
Index Number: | X24 |
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X24 X3 |
Call Number: | X3/M266 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. How fragile is the Earth system? / Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber and Hermann Held -- Risks of conflict: resource and population pressures / Crispin Tickell -- Valuing the Earth: reintegrating the study of humans and the rest of nature / Robert Costanza -- Can technology save us from global climate change? / Bert Metz -- The role of corporate leadership / John Browne -- Who governs a sustainable world? The role of international courts and tribunals / Philippe Sands -- The climate change regime: can a divided World unite? / Joyeeta Gupta -- Protecting the vulnerable: climate change and food security / Thomas E. Downing. |