Synopses & Reviews
The book begins with the history of the environment. It discusses newly learned facts about the biosphere as they related to the ever-increasing environmental risks on international, regional, and local levels. Subsequent sections discuss the effects of these environmental problems on the world community, and identify the needs for international corrective actions. The last section serves as a summary and recapitulation.
Synopsis
This important, definitive report on the state of the human environment has been commissioned by the Stockholm Conference Secretariat and is intended to provide a conceptual framework for the proceedings of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. The goal of this report is to provide an entirely objective background for decision-making, and it is an important guide for the general reader.
Table of Contents
Only one Earth /introduction by Maurice F. Strong, lecture by Barbara Ward --Unity through diversity /lecture by Renâe Dubos --How vulnerable is the ocean? /introduction by Letitia E. Oberg, lecture by Thor Heyerdahl --Economics of an improved environment /introduction by Saburo Okita, lecture by Gunnar Myrdal --Population /introduction by Ababai Wadia, lecture by Carmen Mirâo --Science, technology, and environmental management /introductions by Chief Adebo and George Baranescu, lecture by Lord Zuckerman --Human settlements /introduction by Ro Chung-Hyun, lecture by Aurelio Peccei.