A NEW GREEN HISTORY OF THE WORLD THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COLLAPSE OF GREAT CIVILISATIONS CLIVE PONTING VINTAGE BOOKS 2007 PART VII Chapter 9: The Foundations of Inequality The rise of western Europe after 1500, from being a backward area of the world to one which dominated the rest of the globe, not only …
RESOURCE WARS THE NEW LANDSCAPE OF GLOBAL CONFLICT MICHAEL T. KLARE A METROPOLITAN/OWL BOOK 2001 PART II . Chapter 1: Wealth, Resources, and Power: The Changing Parameters of Global Security (Cont) Parallel developments elsewhere · The United States is not the only nation to have assigned greater significance to economic and resource concerns in the …
FEEDING THE TEN BILLION PLANTS AND POPULATION GROWTH L.T. EVANS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1998 PART IX 8.4 Silent Spring: The gathering storm In Silent Spring Rachel Carson wrote of the alienation between modern agriculture and nature: ‘Single crop farming does not take advantage of the principles by which nature works. Nature has introduced great variety …
A NEW GREEN HISTORY OF THE WORLD THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COLLAPSE OF GREAT CIVILISATIONS CLIVE PONTING VINTAGE BOOKS 2007 PART VI Chapter 8: The Rape of the World Over the last 10,000 years human activities have brought about major changes in the world’s ecosystems. The expansion of settlements, the creation of fields and …
Book Review Introduction In Part 5 of A New Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations, Clive Ponting tells us that “The 18th century was marked by a wave of optimism about the future and the inevitability of progress in every field.” “The Reverend Thomas Malthus took a much …
FEEDING THE TEN BILLION PLANTS AND POPULATION GROWTH L.T. EVANS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1998 PART VII Chapter 7: The Third Billion (1927-1960) 7.1 Introduction: Inputs and interactions Adding the second billion to the population of the world had taken a century whereas the third billion took only a third as long. Nevertheless, those 33 years …
Book Review Introduction In Part 4 of A New Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations, Clive Ponting tells us that “Until about 300 years ago the world’s population never increased by more than about 0.1% a year – 1/20th of the current rate.” “The 18th century saw the …
THE BOTTOM BILLION WHY THE POOREST COUNTRIES ARE FAILING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT PAUL COLLIER OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2007 PART VI PART 4: THE INSTRUMENTS Chapter 8: Military Intervention After Iraq it is difficult to arouse much support for military intervention. For me this chapter is the toughest in the book because …
Book Review Introduction In Part 3 of A New Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations, Clive Ponting tells us that “Extensive deforestation has been a problem for a number of societies throughout history. Wood is the one readily available resource for heating, cooking and construction.” “The effects of …
THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES JEAN GIONO WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY MICHAEL McCURDY CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 1985 PART II At that time Bouffier was about to plant beeches at a spot some twelve kilometers from his cottage. In order to avoid traveling back and forth – for he was then seventy-five – he planned to …
