Humans and the Natural Environment

In just 45 years, from 1961 to 2006, humans experienced an almost unfathomable population explosion: from 3 billion people to 6.6 billion people. Population growth has come with an increase in resource consumption, which has created a number of environmental problems. Farmland is being degraded, freshwater is becoming polluted, fish are being overharvested, forests are being flattened, and fossil fuel emissions are driving global warming. Many scientists suggest that society now must develop sustainably by improving the current economic and social circumstances while protecting the environment for future generations. Humans and the Natural Environment presents the eye-opening facts behind the issue of humans versus the environment in a manner accessible to young readers. Book jacket.Desonie, Dana is the author of 'Humans and the Natural Environment ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780816062201 and ISBN 081606220X.