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| Sustainable Development Dimensions | ||
| The author discusses sustainable development, in this chapter of your textbook. At this site, you will find information on women and population, environmental policy, and land use, and how these topics relate to sustainable development. There is also an excellent link to global climate maps at this site. ( http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/Welcome_.HTM ) | ||
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| Sustainable Development.net | ||
| This Web site is a joint initiative of OneSoft Corporation and WETV. It has been created to provide the public with an introduction to the issues, major participants, success stories, and resources related to sustainable development. An important feature of www.SustainableDevelopment.net is live Internet Webcast coverage of key international events, beginning with the Earth Summit +5. ( http://www.sustainabledevelopment.net/ ) | ||
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| Three Gorges Dam | ||
| The author discusses the Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River in this chapter. This controversial hydroelectric project is discussed in this article from the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper. ( http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/c2718.html ) | ||
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| Worldwatch Institute | ||
| Worldwatch Institute is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society, one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations. This link takes you to the Worldwatch Institute home page. The author discusses The State of the World 1998 report by Lester Brown in this chapter of your textbook. More information about this report can be obtained through this Web site. ( http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/ ) | ||
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| Earth Observing System | ||
| The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). It consists of a science component and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low-inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. The author discusses global warming and ozone depletion in this chapter. This site offers an excellent scientific look at ozone depletion. ( http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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