Earth and You

Solutions to environmental problems are often temporary due to unsustained population growth and unchecked usage of the Earth's resources. "Earth and You" is a voice calling for man's best efforts as the authors assess the planet's environmental health. 21 illustrations.

Charles Officer is a Research Professor and Lecturer at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College.

Preface

vii

PART I---Yesterday and Today

We, as a Species, have Grown to Dominate the Earth---to Alter its Landscape and to Eliminate Natural Wilderness Areas

Introduction

1

(1)

National Parks, Forest Preserves and Wildlife Refuges---our national heritage

1

(15)

Haiti---deforestation

16

(5)

Brazil---tropical rain forests

21

(10)

...To Overextend the Limits of Water and Land Use

Venice---disappearance of a venerable city

31

(10)

Aral Sea---requiem for an inland sea

41

(6)

Dust Bowl---desertification

47

(9)

California and Colorado River---water depletion

56

(7)

...And To Decimate or Drive to Extinction Other Species.

Buffaloes and marine mammals---animal overkill

63

(7)

Passenger pigeon and dodo---bird overkill

70

(5)

Gypsy moth and zebra mussel---introduced species

75

(8)

But There are Hopeful Signs, and Corrective Actions have been Taken, Largely through the Efforts of Individuals---On a Local Scale

Love Canal---Lois Gibbs

83

(14)

Times Beach---Judy Piatt

97

(2)

Cuyahoga River---Ben Stefanski

99

(3)

Centralia---Joan Girolami

102

(11)

...On a Regional Scale

London and Los Angeles---Harold Des Voeux

113

(9)

Lake Erie and Chesapeake Bay---Chesapeake Bay Foundation

122

(9)

Acid rain---Noye Johnson

131

(4)

Ogallala Aquifer---Groundwater Management Districts

135

(6)

...And Even on a National to Global Scale.

Pesticides---Rachel Carson

141

(10)

Ozone layer depletion---Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland

151

(9)

Global warming, part I---Roger Revelle

160

(11)

Global warming, part II---Wallace Broecker

171

(12)

Green revolution---Norman Borlaug

183

(12)

PART II---Tomorrow

There is Much More to be Done and it Will Require the Concerted Efforts of All of Us

Introduction

195

(1)

Past successes and failures

195

(5)

Global environmental problems

200

(3)

There are two Major Environmental Problems that have to be Addressed---Global Population, A Sociological Problem

Malthus Theorem

203

(2)

History of population growth

205

(5)

Birth control, female education

210

(2)

Moral and religious leadership

212

(5)

Family Planning

217

(1)

International initiative

218

(3)

...And Alternative Energy Sources, a Scientific Problem

Natural resources depletion

221

(5)

Research and development

226

(3)

Alternative energy sources

229

(2)

National initiative

231

(6)

References

237

(14)

Index

251

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