Only One Earth. The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet.
by Ward, Barbara Mary (Lady Jackson), 1914-1981, & Dubos, René Jules, 1901-1982. Strong, Maurice F
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W.W. Norton, NY [c1972]. 'First Edition' but BOMC. This book marks the beginning of awareness of environmental peril. Contents include Committee of Corresponding Consultants; The Planet's Unity (The World We Inherit; An Unintended Order); The Unities of Science (Energy and Matter; The Alphabet of Time; A Delicate Balance); The Problems of High Technology (The Discontinuities of Development; The Price of Pollution; Man's Use and Abuse of the Land; The Balance of Resources); The Developing Regions (Profile of Development; Policies for Growth; Problems of Human Settlements); A Planetary Order (The Shared Biosphere; Coexistence in the Technosphere; Strategies for Survival). "An Unofficial Report Commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Prepared with the Assistance of a 152-Member Committee of Corresponding Consultants in 58 Countries." Hard Cover. xxv, 225 pages, index; 21.5 cm. Pictorial dj; minor wear; VG. stock#883.
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- Title
- Only One Earth. The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet.
- Author
- Ward, Barbara Mary (Lady Jackson), 1914-1981, & Dubos, René Jules, 1901-1982. Strong, Maurice F
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393063917
- ISBN 13
- 9780393063912
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton. BOMC
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Enviro: Global Issues planet Earth conservation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Conservation and Environment; Earth sciences; Survival;
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