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PAUL ROBINSON

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"In his recent book, Which World? Scenarios for the 21st Century (Island Press Shearwater Books, 1999), Allen Hammond puts the consequences of environment and development issues in a global context, with a range and depth not often seen. I found it especially relevant to my recent work abroad: offering a well thought out and well-communicated perspective on where international development could lead during the next 50 years and the worldwide effects of the choices to be made. The book, also available on the Internet, is written in a style that will be appreciated by a broad audience of interested readers as well as educators. It does a better job than others with that dual role — it's a good read.

Barry Commoner's Science and Survival (Viking Press, 1966) was the first book I remember reading that provided the scientific and technical basis for looking at environmental concerns, and it was a motivating force for me. Commoner was teaching at Washington University when I was a student there. The book has a lasting relevance; it still persuasively articulates the scientific basis for environmental action. It's also interesting to view Commoner's analysis 30 years after the book was written. It's still timely — both in the range of issues of concern and in the substance of the technical problems. It's insightful — the predictions and linkages drawn are still pretty much on point.

Groundwater by Allan R. Freeze and John A. Cherry (Prentice-Hall, 1979) is the best introduction to what groundwater is and how it works, which is critical to understanding New Mexico, the desert, and all the other places where groundwater is an unseen resource that drives social and environmental decision making. Groundwater provides a great depth of information for those who want to gain more than a cursory level of knowledge about the hows and why of groundwater."

Which World? Scenarios for the 21st Century: Global Destinies, Regional Choices Allen Hammond Island Press Shearwater Books, 1999 (320 pages)		Groundwater Allan R. Freeze and John A. Cherry Prentice-Hall, 1979 (604 pages) Out of print
Science and Survival Barry Commoner Viking Press, 1966 (50 pages)	Search: All Products Books Popular Music Classical Music Video Toys Consumer Electronics Keywords: The Workbook/SRIC, in Association with amazon.com, receives a commission on all sales of these and other books when accessed directly through our web pages.