00774nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000245007300019260003500092300004000127520046200167583001900629650001600648  a16.01.02 U5831  aGlobal environment outlook 3 : past, present and future perspectives  bEarthscan Pub.aLondonGBc2002  axxxiii, 446 p. : col. ill. + CD ROM  aPresents a global overview.  Directs a spotlight onto two or three key issues that are considered paramount in each of the seven arenas under each of eight environmental themes in turn: land, forests, biodiversity, freshwater, coastal and marine areas, atmosphere, urban areas and disasters.  Highlights the evolution of environmental policy responses that society has (or sometimes has not) put in place to ensure environmental security and sustainability.  c8/30/02kJOY_D  aENVIRONMENT