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Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II

Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the... Agroforestry Systems 54: 251, 2002. 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Book review Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II, 2001; hardback. EOLSS/UNESCO. This stand-alone, two-volume publication is a forerunner to the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), a joint effort between UNESCO and EOLSS (http://www.eolss.co.uk/). The Encyclopedia, available on-line from December 2001, will be a web-based archive mirroring both the diversity and the inherent interconnectivity of the Earth's Life Support Systems. In its publisher's words, it will be `a truly 21st century knowledge base, which will not only provide state-of-the-art information and expert opinion on virtually every aspect of the life support systems on which we depend, but will also forge pathways between disciplines in order to show their interdependence and help foster the transdisciplinary context required to fulfill the vision of sustainable development.' In approximately 1.9 million words spread over 2263 pages, the forerunner publication presents `integrated knowledge and world views related to the state of: Earth's natural resources, social resources, institutional resources, and economic and financial resources. It represents the vision and thinking of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agroforestry Systems Springer Journals

Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II

Nair, P.
Agroforestry Systems , Volume 54 (3) – Jul 1, 2002
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Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II

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Agroforestry Systems 54: 251, 2002. 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Book review Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II, 2001; hardback. EOLSS/UNESCO. This stand-alone, two-volume publication is a forerunner to the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), a joint effort between UNESCO and EOLSS...
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Life Sciences; Agriculture; Forestry
ISSN
0167-4366
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1572-9680
DOI
10.1023/A:1016002827733
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Agroforestry Systems 54: 251, 2002. 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Book review Our Fragile World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Forerunner to the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (M. K. Tolba, Editor), Vols I and II, 2001; hardback. EOLSS/UNESCO. This stand-alone, two-volume publication is a forerunner to the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), a joint effort between UNESCO and EOLSS (http://www.eolss.co.uk/). The Encyclopedia, available on-line from December 2001, will be a web-based archive mirroring both the diversity and the inherent interconnectivity of the Earth's Life Support Systems. In its publisher's words, it will be `a truly 21st century knowledge base, which will not only provide state-of-the-art information and expert opinion on virtually every aspect of the life support systems on which we depend, but will also forge pathways between disciplines in order to show their interdependence and help foster the transdisciplinary context required to fulfill the vision of sustainable development.' In approximately 1.9 million words spread over 2263 pages, the forerunner publication presents `integrated knowledge and world views related to the state of: Earth's natural resources, social resources, institutional resources, and economic and financial resources. It represents the vision and thinking of

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