Planetary overload: global environmental change and the health of the human species
Auteur :
McMichael, Anthony J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521441384
Date de publication :
7 oct. 1993
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
609 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The human race faces many threats to its health - perhaps to its survival. Our burgeoning numbers, technology and consumption are overloading Earth's capacity to absorb, replenish and repair. These global environmental problems pose health risks, not just from localised pollution, but from damaged life-support systems. Might we, too, become an 'endangered species'?