WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO OUR PLANET ?
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- London DK 2016/01/01
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9780241240427
Purchased Prism Books,Kochi
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Human ecology-Planets Contents :The population Explosion: population shift-living longer-slowing the rise Contents :Economic Expansion : What is GDP?-Richer People-Companies vs nations-Global power shift-Trading benefits-Worlddebt. Contents :City Planet: Rise of megacities-Urban pressures Contents : Fuel for Growth : Surge in demand-Energy-hungry world-Carbon footprint-Renewable revolution-How solar energy works-Wind power-Tidal and wave energy-Energy conundrum Contents : farmed planet-fertilizer boom-freshwaterr scarcity-water cycle-water footprint-rise of consumerism-chemical cocktail-Global Age-Mobile Technology-Taking to the skies-clean water and sanitation-Reading and writing-rise of terrorism-displaced people-hole in the sky-Toxic air-Acid rain-forest clearance Desertification-Land rush. Sea Changes:Farming fish-Acid seas-Dead seas-Plastic pollution-Biodiversity- hotspots-Insect pollination-value of anture