Global Environmental Security : From Protection to Prevention /

This symposium volume presents papers and discussions regarding the conceptual transformation of the global environment. Based on past experience and the identification of obstacles, leading experts examine three issues: the possibility of technological breakthroughs, the economy of environmental pr...

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Main Author: Suzuki, Yuji
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ueta, Kazuhiro, Mori, Shunsuke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1996.
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Summary:This symposium volume presents papers and discussions regarding the conceptual transformation of the global environment. Based on past experience and the identification of obstacles, leading experts examine three issues: the possibility of technological breakthroughs, the economy of environmental protection, and the search for international cooperation at the grass-roots level. New initiatives are addressed and a scenario for the future adopted. Lively open discussions by experts from various disciplines offer inspirational reading for industrial consultants, scientists, economists and policy makers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 261 pages 59 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642801525 (electronic bk.)
3642801528 (electronic bk.)