Demands of expanding populations and development planning : clean air, safe water, fertile soils /

Demands of expanding populations and development planning : clean air, safe water, fertile soils /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Siegel, Frederic R. (Frederic R.)
Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, c2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 228 p.) : ill., maps.
Language:	English
Subject:	Population -- Environmental aspects. Human beings -- Effect of environment on. Human ecology. Human beings -- Effect of environment on. Human ecology. Population -- Environmental aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8886916

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ISBN:	9783540788096 3540788093 9783540788065 3540788069 9786611734305 6611734309
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Siegel, Frederic R. Demands of expanding populations and development planning. Berlin : Springer, c2008 9783540788065 3540788069
Standard no.:	9786611734305

Table of Contents:

The ecosystem and development
Populations : growth, braking, contraction
Population needs for well-being
The surface/near-surface atmosphere
Water : an essential, limited, renewable resource
Soil formation, quality, sustainability
"Green" legislation : now for the future
Proactive planning in industrial/agricultural development : minimizing chemical pollution
Remediation/reclamation options for polluted environments : feasible or not.