Sweeney, John (1997) The International Geosphere-Biosphere programme. In: Global Change and the Irish Environment. Irish Committee for IGBP, Ireland, pp. 2-8. ISBN 1-874045-50-X

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Abstract

The global environment is currently undergoing change on scales which may' with the benefit of hindsight, be seen to exceed in speed most of those hitherto experienced during human occupance of the planet. Undoubtedly, some of these changes are natural, reflecting the age-old rhythms of the ecosphere as it makes its evolutionary journey through time. Some changes, however are undoubtedly anthropogemcally induced by the increased demands on fm1te resources which arise from growing population numbers and.the greater leverage which can be exerted on crucial points of environmental systems by industrial societies.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	geosphere; biosphere; giosphere-biosphere; international;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS
Item ID:	9979
Depositing User:	Prof. John Sweeney
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2018 11:10
Publisher:	Irish Committee for IGBP
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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