出版社周刊评论
Harrison ( Inside the Third World ) addresses one of our major problems in this thoughtful and authoritative study, exploring the links between population growth and environmental degradation. The root cause of the latter, he maintains, is poverty, which leads to land degradation and deforestation. He points out that population growth is not a purely independent factor; it is high wherever health and education are poor. Harrison shows in grim detail conditions in Madagascar, Lesotho, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Bangladesh. He discusses urbanization, solid waste disposal, air and water pollution and the consumption of goods. Harrison's proposed options for action include reorienting spending priorities, using low-cost appropriate technology, and undertaking sustainable management of forests and intensified agriculture on existing farmland. He also advocates the practice of agriforestry and biological methods of pest control. This is a challenging approach to the subject. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Environmental issues are on local and global agendas, as attested by the presence of over 20,000 policy makers and grassroots activists at this month's UN conference in Brazil. Harrison, a journalist with extensive Third World experience, offers a stimulating review of the major forces affecting the quality and availability of land, water, and air. Population growth and extraordinary levels of poverty in the Third World and overconsumption and waste in industrial nations are the causes of the environmental problems, argues Harrison. These crises demand a ``Third Revolution'' (after the agricultural and industrial revolutions) for ecological sustainability. The book deals with the controversial issues in a convincing manner and is likely to stimulate further debate. Highly recommended for general and concerned readers. Previewed in ``Sources for Sustaining the Earth,'' LJ 5/15/92, p. 116-117.-- Bill Rau, Takoma Park, Md. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
