Only one earth Book

A report commissioned by the Secretary general of the united nations conference on the human environment. The conference was held in Stockholm in June of 1972. It's fascinating to re-read this material and get a sense of what the experts thought the future would hold for us given then current trends in population, patterns of human settlement, land use, agriculture, air and water pollution, depletion of resources, and yes even climate change. This report was written as a factual background and conceptual framework for the conference so it does not delve into detailed solutions or plans for action, but with the benefit of almost 50 years of new data it is a pretty firm foundation for anyone who wants to construct arguments about the results of our actions or inaction on many of these important issues.