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17/8/2011Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
Chapter 1
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Section 1: Salt in an island's wound. Earth Island Journal, Wntr 2005 v19 i4 p40(2) Section 1: Boiling point. The Nation, August 16, 2004 v279 i5 p24 Section 1: UNEP Executive Director calls for greater integration of environmental issues. M2 Presswire, Jan 19, 2005 pNA
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Ask your rep for these volumes on CD or VHS n Global Environment Outlook (Vol. VI) Immigration (Vol. VI) The Throw Away Society (Vol. VII) The Working Poor (Vol. VII)
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Key Concepts n Population growth and sustainability Economic growth and development Resources and resource use Pollution Causes of environmental problems
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World Population n Exponential growth Poverty Extinction and biodiversity Climate changes Good news: possible solutions
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World Population
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Black Death—the Plague
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Living More Sustainability n Environment Ecology Environmental science Environmentalism Sustainability
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Path to Sustainability
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Natural Capital Natural Capital Degradation Solutions Trade-Offs Individuals Matter
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