Something New Under the Sun by McNeill, J.R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover ALSO BY J. R. McNEILL Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents List of Maps and Tables Foreword by Paul Kennedy Acknowledgements Preface 1. Prologue: Peculiarities of a Prodigal Century

Economic Growth since 1500

TABLE 1.1 EVOLUTION OF WORLD GDP, 15001992 TABLE 1.2 PER CAPITA WORLD GDP SINCE 1500

Population Growth since 10,000 B.C.

TABLE 1.3 WORLD POPULATION SINCE 1820

Energy History since 10,000 B.C.

TABLE 1.4 WORLD FUEL PRODUCTION, 18001990 TABLE 1.5 WORLD ENERGY USE, 18001990

Conclusion

PART ONE: THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

2. The Lithosphere and Pedosphere: The Crust of the Earth

The Basics of the Earths Crust Soil Alchemy Soil Pollution Earth Movers

TABLE 2.1 AVERAGE ANNUAL TRANSPORT OF ROCK AND SOIL TABLE 2.2 WORLD COAL OUTPUT, 18501995 TABLE 2.3 POPULATION DENSITY OF RWANDA, 19101996

Conclusion

3. The Atmosphere: Urban History

The Basics of the Atmosphere

TABLE 3.1 SOME IMPORTANT TRACE GASES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY HISTORY TTABLE 3.2 WORLDWIDE METAL EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE, 18501990

Air Pollution before 1900 Air Pollution since 1900 Coal Cities Smog Cities Megacities

TABLE 3.4 MEXICO CITY POPULATION, 19001997

Recovering Cities Conclusion

4. The Atmosphere: Regional and Global History

Regional Air Pollution since 1870 The Air in Japan Acid Rain Further Consequences of Air Pollution Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Space Pollution Conclusion

5. The Hydrosphere: The History of Water Use and Water Pollution

Water Basics World Water Use and Supply

TABLE 5.2 CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTION OF WATER USE, 19001990

Urban Water River Water Lakes and Eutrophication Seas and Oceans

TABLE 5.3 NORTH-SOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARISON IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1985

Conclusion

6. The Hydrosphere: Depletions, Dams, and Diversions

Groundwater Dams and Diversions

TABLE 6.1 GLOBAL IRRIGATED AREA, 19001990

Taming Floods and Draining Wetlands Coastlines Conclusion

7. The Biosphere: Eat and Be Eaten

Microbiota: The First Lords of the Biosphere Land Use and Agriculture

TABLE 7.1 APPROXIMATE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL VEGETATION COVER TO 1990 TABLE 7.2 TRACTORS IN THE USA, USSR, AND WORLD, 19201990 TABLE 7.3 YIELD HISTORY IN 93 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 19611992

Conclusion

8. The Biosphere: Forests, Fish, and Invasions

Forests Whaling and Fishing

TABLE 8.1 GLOBAL FISH CATCH, 18001996

Biological Invasions Biodiversity and the Sixth Extinction

TABLE 8.2 GLOBAL LIVESTOCK POPULATION, 18901990

Conclusion

PART TWO: ENGINES OF CHANGE

9. More People, Bigger Cities

Population Growth

TABLE 9.1 REGIONAL POPULATION, 17501996

Migration The Footprints and Metabolisms of Cities

TABLE 9.2 URBAN PROPORTIONS, 18901990 TABLE 9.3 DAILY METABOLISM OF HONG KONG, 1971

Conclusion

10. Fuels, Tools, and Economics

Energy Regimes and the Environment Technological Change and the Environment Economic Changes and the Environment Conclusion

11. Ideas and Politics

Big Ideas Environmental Ideas International Politics and War Environmental Politics and Policies Conclusion

12. Epilogue: So What?

TABLE 12.1 THE MEASURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

BIBLIOGRAPHY CREDITS

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