Viewpoints on the Environment
THE ENVIRONMENT: COSTS, CONFLICTS, ACTION gives first consideration to human ecology and man's survival, followed by discussion of resource demands and predictions of world energy needs. Environmental assessment and management are shown as ways to get what we need. Final attention is given to the various local, state, federal and industrial programs being implemented to solve the problems.

Written by various authors to represent an array of different viewpoints, it was edited by John Cairns, Jr., and Kenneth L. Dickson; published in this FIRST PRINTING in 1974 by Marcel Dekker, New York. Hardbound. 156 pages. Index. Ex lib with usual library markings.

Very Good condition with very minor bumps. We see no defects on inside pages. Offers an understanding of basic environmental issues, as well as an accurate picture of the variety of viewpoints surrounding them. Difficult to find! (2083)
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0824761219  

BEYOND DUMPING: 1980s Hazardous Waste

Edited by Bruce Piasecki and published in 1984 by Quorum Books, Westport CT, BEYOND DUMPING: NEW STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING TOXIC CONTAMINATION is a 239-page hardbound report of survey of how the experts felt the country was responding to the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the nation’s basic authority governing the management of hazardous wastes.

Contributors and their topics include:
Foreword (Congressman James Florio); Beyond Dumping: An Overview and Introduction (Bruce Piasecki); The Limitations of Landfilling (Peter Montague); Information Burdens and Difficulties in Conceptualizing the Crisis: A Reappraisal (Gary N. Dietrich); Keeping the EPA Vigilant: The Role of Private Watchdog Agencies (Khristine L. Hall); Dumping into Surface Waters: The Making and Demise of Toxic Discharge Regulations (James Banks); The Politics of Toxic Wastes: Why the OMB Weakens EP A Programs (Bruce Piasecki ); Discouraging Dumping: The California Example (Gary A. Davis); Preventing Groundwater Contamination: The Role of State and Federal Programs (Sheila Brown); Europe's Detoxification Arsenals: Lessons in Waste Recovery and Exchange (Bruce Piasecki ); Preparing Management: The Political Economy of Stronger Controls (Patrick G. McCann ); Emerging Options in Waste Reduction and Treatment: A Market Incentive Approach (Joel S. Hirschhorn); Toward a Stable Treatment Market: The Role of Industrial Lobbying (Bruce Piasecki); Afterword: Unfouling the Nest: New Detoxification Strategies (Bruce Piasecki). Some Alternative Technologies (Excerpts from the Office of Technology Assessment Report); Landfills of the Future: Aboveground and Aboveboard (Kirk W. Brown); Same Wastes, New Solutions: The Market for Treatment Alternatives (Richard C. Fortuna.)

If you were to ask these same experts today, it’s likely many of the problems remain unsolved. But the book is a great contribution to discussion of the situation … and a rare find! Condition is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. We see no other defects. (3433)
Publisher: Quorum Books
ISBN: 0899300561  

Hidden Assassins, Food Hazards

Booth Mooney's THE HIDDEN ASSASSINS is a shocking account of the hazards in the food we eat and the need for safeguards to protect our nation's health. Published in this FIRST PRINTING in 1966 by Follett Publishing, Chicago, the 230-page hardbound book discusses numerous potential dangers.

Included are food-processing chemicals, food additives, pesticides, illegal industry practices, adulterants, contaminants, filth and more. Mooney cites case histories and provides careful documentation to show that these are not simple problems. Neither the government nor the food industry, he says, gives the consumer adequate protection.

The book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. The cover are protected by a Mylar-covered dust jacket and there are no apparent defects inside or out.

The true stories here are chilling … and one must wonder how much the food industry has changed in the past 30 years. It's a frightening view - and worth reading for your own protection! (3129)
Publisher: Follett Publishing
ISBN: None  

Designing the Future, 1960s Tech Forecasts
The exciting possibilities for future technological development are explored in DESIGNING THE FUTURE, THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING, a pioneer work on technological forecasting in American society.

Author Robert W. Prehoda demonstrates that it is not utopian thinking to expect that we will be able to cure the aging process, extending the lifespan 100 years, 200 years, or indefinitely.

Human hibernation or suspended animation may allow many to bypass the immediate future and emerge in a golden age with the vigor and industry of youth reawakened. Bacterial and viral disease, stroke, heart disease, and cancer may be entirely eliminated.

Computer-controlled teaching machines will painlessly impart new knowledge, and chemicals may improve memory and actually raise basic intelligence.

Technological forecasting will solve pollution and transportation problems. The space program will be expanded to include the exploration and possible exploitation of the entire solar system. . . and beyond.

Published in this 1967 FIRST EDITION by Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, this is among the first comprehensive descriptions of technological forecasting, which the author says will be an increasingly important discipline using the scientific method to make accurate predictions of future biological and physical science achievements. Such predictions would allow control and guidance of scientific development leading to the optimum improvement of the human condition.

The 310-page hardbound book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. We see no defects on either the covers or inside pages, and the dust jacket is present and protected with a Mylar cover.

It's a fascinating 1960s look at many of the changes we've already seen! A great one! (3081)
Publisher: Chilton Book Co.
ISBN: None  

Natural Resources & International Development
Sponsored by Resources for the Future Inc., Natural Resources and International Development was edited by Marion Clawson and published in 1964 by the Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore.

In the 462-page hardbound book, ten experts write on the Role of Agriculture, World Oil Outlook, Food and World Fisheries; Resource Development and Utilization in Soviet Union, Western Europe, African Countries, Latin America; Terms of Trade for Primary Products, Hazards of Direct Investment in Raw Materials, International Transfers of Knowledge and Capital. It's a fascinating book -- and one that's very difficult to find these days!

Condition of the book is Very Good, with only very minor cover scuffs. It is Ex Lib with the usual library markings. The dust jacket flap is glued inside front cover. (4022)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Press
ISBN: none