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TO ACCOMPANY A MAJOR ITV DOCUMENTARY We are poisoning our planet
and destroying the lives of our children. In the west arguments
rage over how much nuclear radiation and toxic dumping is safe,
while children continue to breath filthy air and eat food full of
pesticides. In the third World, over four million children die each
year from drinking unclean water. Adults make the decisions but
children pay the highest price. They are physically vulnerable and
politically powerless. When the Bough Breaks... is about the world
we are creating for our children. For too long we have used what we
want from our planet now, refusing to think about the future. But
it may still not be too late. The book sets out what must be done
and describes how people throughout the world are uniting to clean
up the mess we have made. Lloyd Timberlake is an internationally
renowned environmental consultant and writer. Laura Thomas is well
known for her work as a lobbyist for the successful campaigns for
freedom of information and lead-free air. Originally published in
1990
Such a huge number of books, journals and papers have been devoted
to defining, assessing and implementing 'sustainable development'
that students and other readers face information overload.
Earthscan alone has published hundreds of essays and books on the
subject. Now, though, the most authoritative writings have been
carefully assessed and collected together in the Earthscan Reader
in Sustainable Development. The contributions included span five
years of the debate, and cover all the principal themes: the
history of the concept; the problems in defining it; the issues
surrounding it; and national and international policies and schemes
to implement it. For ease of use, the essays have been split into
key subject areas - such as agriculture, population and the commons
- and they include practical case studies and examples, together
with analyses from a number of different viewpoints from both the
North and South. These seminal essays will provide readers with a
unique overview of the subject, as well as the long-awaited basic
course material for students of environmental studies, economics,
geography, politics, planning and the social sciences.
The first edition of this incisive text on the problems of drought
and famine facing Africa won worldwide critical acclaim. Revised
with a new introduction, Lloyd Timberlake's bestselling study is
invaluable reading for anyone interested in Africa.
Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading
the term "natural disaster" can be. Forces of nature such as
earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger
disasters, but in many Third World countries it is environmental
degradation, poverty and rapid population growth which turn a
natural hazard into major disaster. This book questions whether the
rich nations' usual response to disaster - fast, short-lived
emergency assistance - is any longer adequate. Today, most major
disasters are "development" gone wrong, development which puts
millions of poor people on the margins of existence. Disaster
relief alone is like bandaging a rapidly growing wound. The
appropriate response must include an element of true development -
development which reduces rather than increases vulnerability to
disasters.
Originally published in 1987, this book showcases global examples
of people and communities who are learning to use the world's
resources without despoiling them for future generations. It
includes chapters on nomadic life in Kenya, food supply in a
Peruvian shantytown and a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka who advises
about tree planting and watersheds. Amidst climate change and
environmental destruction this book looks at the world through the
eyes of the people who tend it and finds hope in their growing
understanding of their environment and in their willingness to live
within the Earth's resources.
Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading
the term “natural disaster” can be. Forces of nature such as
earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger
disasters, but in many Third World countries it is environmental
degradation, poverty and rapid population growth which turn a
natural hazard into major disaster. This book questions whether the
rich nations’ usual response to disaster – fast, short-lived
emergency assistance – is any longer adequate. Today, most major
disasters are “development” gone wrong, development which puts
millions of poor people on the margins of existence. Disaster
relief alone is like bandaging a rapidly growing wound. The
appropriate response must include an element of true development
– development which reduces rather than increases vulnerability
to disasters.
Originally published in 1987, this book showcases global examples
of people and communities who are learning to use the world's
resources without despoiling them for future generations. It
includes chapters on nomadic life in Kenya, food supply in a
Peruvian shantytown and a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka who advises
about tree planting and watersheds. Amidst climate change and
environmental destruction this book looks at the world through the
eyes of the people who tend it and finds hope in their growing
understanding of their environment and in their willingness to live
within the Earth's resources.
The first edition of this incisive text on the problems of drought
and famine facing Africa won worldwide critical acclaim. Revised
with a new introduction, Lloyd Timberlake's bestselling study is
invaluable reading for anyone interested in Africa.
TO ACCOMPANY A MAJOR ITV DOCUMENTARY We are poisoning our planet
and destroying the lives of our children. In the west arguments
rage over how much nuclear radiation and toxic dumping is safe,
while children continue to breath filthy air and eat food full of
pesticides. In the third World, over four million children die each
year from drinking unclean water. Adults make the decisions but
children pay the highest price. They are physically vulnerable and
politically powerless. When the Bough Breaks... is about the world
we are creating for our children. For too long we have used what we
want from our planet now, refusing to think about the future. But
it may still not be too late. The book sets out what must be done
and describes how people throughout the world are uniting to clean
up the mess we have made.
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