| Description |
xvi, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. The issues -- ch. 2. The physical and global context -- ch. 3. Population, consumption and technological change -- ch. 4. Energy -- ch. 5. Material flows and wastes -- ch. 6. The sustainability of settlements -- ch. 7. Atmosphere -- ch. 8. Biodiversity -- ch. 9. Land and waters -- ch. 10. Estuaries and the sea -- ch. 11. Present policies and future targets -- ch. 12. Political and economic change -- ch. 13. The four pillars of wisdom |
| Summary |
A discussion of Australia's environmental problems and how they can be solved. It argues that, to deal with them, the resource inputs and pressures must be reduced, behaviour and practice must be improved, and the impacts of emissions and waste outputs must be reduced |
| Analysis |
Air pollution |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Biodiversity |
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Energy consumption |
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Environmental impact |
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Greenhouse effect |
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Land degradation |
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Population growth |
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Statistics |
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Sustainable development |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index and bibliographical notes |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
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David Yencken and Debra Wilkinson 2000 |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- Australia.
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Environmental protection -- Australia.
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Human ecology -- Australia.
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Sustainable development -- Australia.
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| Author |
Wilkinson, Debra
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| LC no. |
2001431736 |
| ISBN |
0643063854 |
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