Resources and World Development: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Resources and World Development

Partial table of contents: GENERAL BACKGROUND PAPERS. The Meaning of Resources (J. Tilton and B. Skinner). Population Change: Global Trends and Implications (P. Demeny). Science and Technology Affecting Demand for Materials and Energy (P. Abelson). The Impact of Climate on Resource Use and Availability (T. Wigley). Malthus and After: A Retrospective Look at Projection Models and Resource Concerns (P. Roberts). ENERGY AND MINERALS. Conventional Oil and Gas Resources (D. White). Coal Resources (H. Schilling and D. Wiegand). Biomass Energy: The Parallel Requirements for Fuel and Food from Plants (D. Hall and P. de Groot). Resources for Nuclear Energy (A. Darnley). Exploring the Global Potential for More Efficient Use of Energy (R. Williams). Sources and Production of Widely Used Metals: An Assessment of World Reserves and Resources (J. Weisser et al.). WATER AND LAND. Models for Assessment of Water Resources (M. Fiering). Hydrology in an Island-continent Context (N. Matalas). Water Quality: Present Status, Future Trends (J. la Riviere). Assessment of Water Resources: Technology for Supply (P. Rogers). Climatic Variations and Their Effects on Water Resources (M. Glantz and T. Wigley). Criteria for Land Use (M. Wolman). Land Resources for Plant Production (R. Dudal). Land Transformation (F. Fournier). Technology and Natural Resources (D. Pimentel). List of Participants with Fields of Research. Subject Index. Author Index.McLaren, D. J. is the author of 'Resources and World Development: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Resources and World Development', published 1987 under ISBN 9780471915683 and ISBN 0471915688.