00803nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001724500730003626000350010930000400014452004620018458300190064665000160066520260716043449.0  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