CONTENTS:- 1. The environment, The economy and public health; 2. Towards healthy cities; 3. Health care relief in conflict situation: What can we learn from the food relief experience? 4. Children's health and the environment; 5. Climate change and human health; 6. Taking poverty to heart: Non-communicable diseases and the poor; 7. Why don't we stop tuberculosis; 8. Safe Motherhood is a human rights issue; 9. Action for safe Motherhood; 10. What is known about reducing maternal morality? 11. AIDS and responsibility of the Media; 12. Energy and sustainability; 13. Energy: A fair deal for all; 14. Population growth and energy; 15. Not yet fossil fuel; 16. Turning on the Heat: India's national programme on solar cooking; 17. Between wish and reality: The limited potential of the solar cookers; 18. Sustainable cities; 19. Living with diversity; 20. Link between disability and poverty; 21. Food production; 22. Food for the billions; 23. Aid effectiveness as a Multi-level process; 24. Urbanisation and the environment; 25. The Do's and don'ts of risk reduction; 26. Safety first; 27. The nature and causes of drug addiction; 28. Population growth and natural recreation areas; 29. Pollution for export; 30. Ecosystems, our unknown protectors; 31. Forests: The earth's lungs;
DESCRIPTION
It has been scarcely 200 years - the dawn of the industrial revolution-since humans abandoned sole reliance on firewood, other biomass fuels, and direct sunlight to meet daily energy needs. In the past half-century, global demand for energy grew twice as fast as population, as industrial nations burned coal, oil, and natural gas to fuel their economies. Over the next half-century, world energy demands are projected to continue expanding beyond population growth; as developing countries try to catch up with industrial nations. Developing countries will see tremendous growth in energy consumption in the next half-century, as growing population and increasing affluence combine to drive their energy demands to dizzying levels.
