High Surface Ozone Episodes at New Delhi, India
The surface ozone levels at New Delhi, India have been reported to be consistently high in the recent years, despite several pollution control measures. The ozone levels were found to be higher than the critical value for several hours per day, along with
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On a Sustainable Future of the Earth's Natural Resources
On a Sustainable Future of the Earth’s Natural Resources
Springer Earth System Sciences
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Mu. Ramkumar Editor
On a Sustainable Future of the Earth’s Natural Resources
Editor Mu. Ramkumar Department of Geology Periyar University Salem India
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Preface
From hunter-gatherer lifestyle to Knowledge Society, the human race has traveled a long way and in the process, learnt to utilize the resources available on the Earth. From learning to use simple stone tools, the human race has advanced to power itself, by crop cultivation, learning to use metals, learning to make alloys, modification of the natural environment and so on. However, with the advent of industrial era and open economy, a paradigm shift has occurred over the rate and quantum of utilization of the Earth’s natural resources. Owing to the finite nature of these resources, if exhausted, the very survivability
