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- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Studies; 1974, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p3-12, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 1974
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Abstract
- Presents environmental news and commentary briefs. Report that Dr. Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin told two U.S. Senate agriculture sub-committees last week that the era of surpluses and benign climate is over due to the effects of man-made pollution and volcanic activity; Discussion of the interaction between prey and predator from an ecological perspective; Report that Thomas Weaver described at a meeting of the American Physical Society a new nuclear fission pathway for obtaining enormous amounts of energy without producing radioactive byproducts; Report that seven West African countries have adopted a $120 million plan to eradicate river blindness among people living in the Volta river basin; Discussion of the search for protein-rich dietary alternatives to meat; Discussion of ecological problems in Greece; Report that the United Nations has convened a World Population Conference; Report that a unified transport scheme connecting the cities of Munich and Hanover in Western Germany is being considered by planning authorities; Discussion of efforts by the Australian government to decentralize its cities.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207233
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8326818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207237408709628