The Developing World and the Environment: Making the Case for Effective Protection of the Global Environment.

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THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT: MAKING THE CASE FOR EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Rajendra Ramlogan. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., September 2004. (800) 462-6420. www.rowmanlittlefield.com. ISBN 0-7618-2879-6. 290 pp. $39.00 Paperback.

In The Developing World and the Environment, Dr. Rajendra Ramlogan explains that the seeds of the demise of many early civilizations (Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, and Mayan) found fertile ground in environmental conflicts. The roots of environmental crises are also embedded in the industrial revolution, the advent of the age of science and technology, urbanization, changes in agriculture, the...