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1、GLOBALECOLOGYThemagnitudeandrapidityofglobalenvironmentaldegradationthreatenstheperpetuationoflifeonEarth.Yetourunderstandingofbiosphericchangemaynotbesophisticatedenoughtoadoptthelong-termmanagementstrategiesnecessarytoputmoderncivilizationonasustainablebasis.GlobalEcologyevaluat
2、esthecurrentstateofknowledgeconcerningbiosphericchange,recognizingthelimitsofscientificstudiesandquantitativemodelling,andanalysingtheweaknessesanduncertaintiesofourenvironmentalunderstanding.Acriticalassessmentofexistentialneedsdiscussesthelevelsoffood,energy,waterandmaterialsnec
3、essarytosupportadecentqualityoflife.GlobalEcologyjuxtaposestheencouragingpotentialforeffectivesolutionswiththenumerousenvironmental,technicalandsocialobstaclesthatlimitandcounteracteffortstoimproveourmanagementofnaturalresourcesandreduceenvironmentaldegradation.Withastrongpleatopr
4、eserveflexibilityofadaptiveactionsinmanagingthetransitiontoamoresustainablesociety,theauthorleadsthereadertoagreaterunderstandingofourabilitytomanagetheeffectsofbiosphericchange.VaclavSmilisProfessorofGeographyattheUniversityofManitoba,Canada.GLOBALECOLOGYEnvironmentalchangeandsoc
5、ialflexibilityVaclavSmilLondonandNewYorkFirstpublished1993byRoutledge11NewFetterLane,LondonEC4P4EEThiseditionpublishedintheTaylor&Francise-Library,2005.“TopurchaseyourowncopyofthisoranyofTaylor&FrancisorRoutledge’scollectionofthousandsofeBookspleasegotowww.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
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