North, South, and the Environmental Cris.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acronyms -- 1 Snapshot of a Changing Earth -- The context and purpose of this book -- Human response to biospheric change -- The impact of the international development effort -- The evolution of the South -- The emergence of public concern over the environment -- Limits to economic growth -- Global environmental change -- Some implications of system closure on a global scale -- The communication challenge -- The scope of this book and some reasons for optimism -- 2 A Framework for Analysis: Systems, Cycles, and Transitions -- Systems theory, economics, ecology, and energy -- Environmental pathways and global cycles -- The human species in transition -- Economic growth, conflict, and sustainable development -- Decision-making -- 3 Global Warming -- Climate change before human interference -- The impact of human activities on the atmosphere -- Implications of anthropogenic climate change -- Policy options -- 4 Ozone and CFCs -- The role of ozone in the atmosphere -- The impact of CFCs on stratospheric ozone -- Implications of the depletion of stratospheric ozone -- The role of CFCs in manufacturing -- Steps toward the elimination of CFCs -- 5 Acid Rain - The Global Implications -- Acid precipitation -- Acidification of the environment -- The regional impact of acidification -- Acidification in the South -- Steps towards clean-up -- 6 Management of the Ocean -- The role of the ocean in human affairs -- The role of the ocean in bio-geochemical cycles -- The ocean as a 'sink' for wastes -- The ocean as a source of food -- The ocean as a source of minerals and power -- Regional examples of ocean mismanagement -- Options for the redevelopment of the ocean -- 7 Land for Food and Energy -- Forests, soils, and land-use change -- The stock of agricultural land -- Agricultural productivity.