Showing papers by "Nicholas Polunin published in 1990"

Maintenance of the biosphere : proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Future (3rd ICEF)

Abstract: The evolution of the biosphere and the ascent of industrial man, Sir John Burnett modern man and global development - need for diversity, resilience and adaptability, Prof J.I.Furtado the sources of change - from Jericho to Chernobyl, Prof O.Gjaerevoll effects and interactions, Dr M.D. Gwynne life of Earth - lessons from the past, challenges for the future, Prof M.B.McElroy maintaining ecological productivity and genetic diversity, Prof F.T.Last moral thrusts - the attainable ideal in human and ecological terms, Prof L.K.Caldwell our place in nature - reflections on the global carrying-capacity for humans, Dr A.H.Westing practical targets for sustainability and development - general considerations, Dr M.W.Holdgate practical targets in the six inhabited continents - Africa, Prof D.P.S.Wasawo, China, Shijun Ma, Australasia, Dr D.F.McMichael, North America, Prof J.G.Nelson, Amazonia, Prof P.M.Fearnside, Europe, Dr U.E.Loening our common future - a call for action, Dr G.Brundtland.