Planetary overload: global environmental change and the health of the human species
Auteur :
McMichael, Anthony J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521457590
Date de publication :
7 oct. 1993
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,1 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
605 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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'?