The New Atlas of Planet Management

Book Overview

The New Atlas of Planet Management was regarded as the most groundbreaking survey of the state of our planet when it was first published in 1984. After over twenty years in print, it has become the bible of the environmental movement and the definitive guide to a planet in critical transition. Regularly featured among the top ten books on the environment, the Atlas has been read by millions of people and translated into more than a dozen languages. This enlarged edition brings the classic reference up-to-date. Thoroughly revised with the latest figures and analysis, fresh full-color and easy-to-read graphics, an expanded format, and a wealth of current environmental and political topics that have arisen during the previous two decades, The New Atlas of Planet Management will equip a further generation of readers with information to face the challenges of the new millennium. THIS REVISED EDITION CONTAINS: *Updated chapters on land, oceans, elements, evolution, humankind, civilization, and management *New sections on consumption, globalization, environmental security, refugees, international terrorism, the rise of information technology, china, and more *Powerful new illustrations that convey a wealth of information Copub: Gaia Books

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520238796
• ISBN13: 9780520238794
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.6"

Customer Reviews

More graphic art class than useful graphs and charts

The graphics distracted from the information rather than clarified it, and 'Planet Management' implies a practical application for the information that was not immediately apparent.

A 'must' for any reference collection serious about the environment

THE NEW GAIA ATLAS OF PLANET MANAGEMENT's previous editions have seen regular feature as being among the top ten books on the environment ever created; so if you're a public library, high school or college-level collection interested in world environmental issues, you must have this. It's a completely revised, enlarged edition which reflects a decade of change in both international environmental issues and political responses: maps, charts, and discussions of everything from global energy to evolutionary potentials and living oceans place the latest research and ecological thinking at the user's fingertips. The result's a big, gorgeous display of detail and updates which are a 'must' for any reference collection serious about the environment. Diane C. Donovan, Editor California Bookwatch

a must read

the citizens of this planet have to read this atlas, well illustrated it provides facts in a direct and simple fashion.