Website Search
Find information on spaces, staff, and services.
Catalog Search
Books
World resources 2000-2001 people and ecosystems, the fraying web of life
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
-
World Resources 2000-2001, People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life focuses on the critical link between ecosystems and people and provides an overview of current global environmental and eco...
World Resources 2000-2001, People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life focuses on the critical link between ecosystems and people and provides an overview of current global environmental and economic trends using hundreds of indicators in more than 150 countries. Until now there has not been a comprehensive, formalised process to assess human damage to our ecosystems, to establish a baseline for future actions, or to disseminate information that would aid the formulation of better policies world-wide. This book is the first reliable, comprehensive base of evidence fo
Details
- Creator
- United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Resources Institute
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
-
- Washington, DC : World Resources Institute, 2000
- Physical Details
-
- 1 online resource (401 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0080437818, 1282285041, 0080543863, 9780080437811, 9786612285042, 9780080543864
- OCLC
- ocn162604316
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-384) and index.
- English
- Front Cover; World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems: The Fraying Web of Life; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1. LlNKlNG PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS; How Viable Are Earth's Ecosystems?; Losing the Link?; Adopting a Human Perspective; Sources of Wealth and Well-Being; Direct and Indirect Benefits; Managing Ecosystems: Trade-Offs and Costs; How Are Ecosystems Degraded?; What Drives Degradation?; Who Owns Ecosystems?; Managing for Ecosystem Health; CHAPTER 2. TAKING STOCK OF ECOSYSTEMS; A Unique Approach; A Global Synthesis of Current Information
- The ""Big picture,"" but with LimitationsPAGE Findings: What Shape Are the World's Ecosystems In?; The Bottom Line; AGROECOSYSTEMS; Characterizing Ecosystems; Assessing Goods and Services; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; Extent and Modification; Assessing Goods and Services; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; Extent and Modification; Assessing Goods and services; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; Extent and Modification; Assessing Goods and Services; GRASSLANDS ECOSYSTEMS; Extent and Modification; Assessing Goods and Services; APPENDIX; MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS; POLAR ECOSYSTEMS; URBAN ECOSYSTEMS; CHA PTER 3. LIVING IN ECOSYSTEMS
- AGROECOSYSTEMSRegaining the High Ground: Reviving the Hillsides of Machakos, Kenya; Cuba's Agricultural Revolution: A Return to Oxen and Organics; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; Replumbing the Everglades: Large-Scale Wetlands Restoration in South Florida; Managing Mankòtè Mangrove; Bolinao Rallies Around Its Reef; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; Up from the Roots: Regenerating Dhani Forest through Community Action; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; Working for Water, Working for Human Welfare in South Africa; Managing the Mekong River: Will a Regional Approach Work?; New York City's Watershed Protection Plan; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS
- Sustaining the Steppe: The Future of Mongolia's GrasslandsCHAPTER 4. ADOPTING AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; What Should We Do to Adopt an Ecosystem Approach?; What Does the Future Hold?; A Millennium Ecosystem Assessment; What Better Time Than Now?; DATA TABLES; SOURCES