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Earth from above, 366 days, Yann Arthus-Bertrand ; coordination of captions by Isabelle Delannoy ; participants, Christian Balmes ... [et al.] ; translated from the French by Simon Jones

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Earth from above, 366 days, Yann Arthus-Bertrand ; coordination of captions by Isabelle Delannoy ; participants, Christian Balmes ... [et al.] ; translated from the French by Simon Jones
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Earth from above
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
53363108
Responsibility statement
Yann Arthus-Bertrand ; coordination of captions by Isabelle Delannoy ; participants, Christian Balmes ... [et al.] ; translated from the French by Simon Jones
Sub title
366 days
Summary
A four page statistical introduction, "The Earth In Numbers," is followed by 366 full-page spreads, from January 01 through December 31, featuring aerial photographs of the earth's surface accompanied by a descriptive paragraph, with an emphasis on ecology and the impact of human culture on the Earth. A brief essay precedes each month's photographs
Table Of Contents
Sustainable development : a project for civilization / Dominique Bourg -- Climate change or climate shock? / Jean-Marc Jancovici -- Sustainable forest management, conservation, and recovering / Hosny El-Lakany -- Biodiversity and the biosphere / Brian Groombridge -- Oceans and seas / Alan Simcock -- Fresh water / Peter H. Gleick -- Diverse agriculture : the stakes of well-controlled globalization / Laurence Tubiana -- Renewable energy / Alain Liebard -- Transport / John Whitelegg and Gary Haq -- Abolishing poverty / Pierre Sane -- Growth, development, and sustainability / Rene Passet -- The path to responsible and sustainable development / Christian Balmes
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