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Title: DESIGNING OUR FUTURE
PERSPECTIVES ON BIOPRODUCTION, ECOSYSTEMS, AND HUMANITY
By: United Nations University, Mitsuru Osaki (Editor), Ademola K. Braimoh (Editor)
Format: Paperback

List price: £33.50


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ISBN 10: 9280811835
ISBN 13: 9789280811834
Publisher: UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Pub. date: 20 September, 2010
Pages: 425
Description: Focuses primarily on society at the local and regional levels and on a scenario in which human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. This ideal society is examined in terms of the relationships between villages or towns and their natural environment. It also looks at how these villages and towns can achieve local or regional independence in the face of pressures toward centralization and globalization.
Synopsis: This volume focuses primarily on society at the local and regional levels and on a scenario in which human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. This ideal society is examined in terms of the relationships between villages or towns and their natural environment. It also looks at how these villages and towns can achieve local or regional independence in the face of pressures toward centralization and Globalisation. This book highlights the importance of developing a society in harmony with nature through the networking of diverse communities to promote and achieve local independence.
Publication: Japan
Imprint: United Nations University
Returns: Returnable
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