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BACK NUMBERS OF THE ECOLOGIST Complete your set of the Ecologist. All back numbers available except Vol. 1.12 and Vol. 1. 14 (out of print), and Vol. 2. 5 which is rare and only available in complete issues as follows: VOLUME 1 (16 issues) VOLUMES 2, 3 &: 4 SINGLE BACK ISSUES July 1970-December 1971 1972, 1973, 1974 £6.60 ($18.50) each £5.00 ($14.00) 45 ($1.25) BINDERS FOR THE ABOVE and for VOLUME 5 £1.75 each ($5.00) add 20p each (50 cents) for postage Indices for Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4 50p each ($1.50) or £1.50 ($4.50) for the set. Order from Subscription Dept. The Ecologist, 73 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7DS SOME IMPORTANT ARTICLES FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES The Medicine of Industrial Man. John Powles. The engineering approach to medicine does not work. What is required is an ecological approach. October 1972. Evolution and Health. Stephen Boy den. Human health is best assured when man lives in the environment he was designed for by his evolution. August 1973. Miracle Rice and Miracle Locusts. Michael Allaby. The reduced genetic base of major crops makes them particularly vulnerable. July 1973. Unravel the National Grid. Andrew MacKillop. A Plan to decentralise power generators in Britain. November 1973 The Ecology of War. Edward Goldsmith. A cross-cultural study of aggression showing why mutual deterrence cannot prevent wars. May 1974 The Myth of Progress. Henryk Skolimowski. The origins and implications of the idea of Progress. August/September 1974. The Ecology of Housing. Amos Rappaport. The Social and Ecological factors taken in to account by traditional soN^eties in the design of their settlements. January 1973. The Economics of Wilderness. Garrett Hardin. There are too many visitors for too few wildernesses; how can they be rationed? March/April 1974 Living Off the Sun. Andrew MacKillop. What are the possibilities offered to us of solar energy? July 1973. The Ecology of Unemployment. Edward Goldsmith. Is Economic growth a satisfactory means of combating unemployment? February 1974 The Costs of Urbanisation. Kenneth Watt. The Social and Ecological costs of creating large conurbations must eventually be reflected in higher monetary costs. February 1972. Does Nigeria Exist? Jimoh Omo Fadaka. Nigeria is not a society but an unstable political and administrative unit. November 1970 Drought in Sahelia. Reid Bryson. The climate changes involved may have been brought about by air pollution in Western Europe. October 1973. Anarchism and Ecology. George Woodcock. The anarchists were the true predecessors of the human ecologist of today. March/April 1974. A Blueprint for Survival. The now famous plan, by Edward Goldsmith, Robert Allen and others, for the achievement of a sustainable society.

In this issue Vol. 5. No. 9. November 1975 Edward Goldsmith Robert Hanie J . Pelisek Michael Senior Lawrence D. Hills H. Valdez Sheldon Williams • EDITORIAL I n Praise of the Abnormal FEATURE ARTICLES Atlanta 2000 Prominent citizens of the U.S.A.'s "Coca-Cola City " join together to turn a vision into a programme Conifer Plantations and Soil Deterioration Conifers planted in lowland areas outside their natural occurrence cause severe soil deterioration Driving into the Future Do we build motorways to accommodate cars or manufacture cars to utilise the motorways we plan? Putting Waste Water to Work Millions of gallons of waste water containing valuable minerals could be saved for use on the land INTERVIEW Jamaica's Minister of Mining and Natural Resources talks to Jimoh Omo-Fadaka about his country's struggle to avoid the worsening effects of industrialisation REPORTS Cadmium in River Water Article 842 and The Italian Bloodbath ECOLOGY PARTY NEWSLETTER Books Letters Classified This Month's Cover: Spruce Trees in Czechoslovakia Note: While every care is taken with manuscripts submitted for publication, the Editors cannot guarantee to return those not accepted. Articles published in the Ecologist do not necessarily express the views of the Editors. Editor: Edward Goldsmith. Assistant Editor: Ruth Lumley-Smith. Associate Editors: Robert Allen, Michael Allaby, Peter Bunyard, Brian Johnson, Jimoh Omo Fadaka, Andrew MacKillop, Robert Waller, Lawrence Hills, John Papworth, John Davoll, Richard Willson, John Milton (U.S.A.), Peter Freeman. (U.S.A.) Henryk Skolimowski (U.S.A.) Advertisement Manager: Philip Hutchings Advertisement enquiries to: Uphill, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts. Tel: Chirton (038 084) 370. Published by Ecosystems Ltd., Registered Office: 73 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7DS, England. Distributed by: A.M.D. Ltd., Roding Trading Estate, London Road, Barking, Essex IG11 88U. Printed by Penwell Limited, Parkwood, Callington, Cornwall. Tel: St. Dominick (05795) 522. Ecologist Vol. 5. No. 9. 326 329 332 341 344 338 347 348 337 350 354 360 325

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In this issue Vol. 5. No. 9. November 1975

Edward Goldsmith

Robert Hanie

J . Pelisek

Michael Senior

Lawrence D. Hills

H. Valdez

Sheldon Williams

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EDITORIAL

I n Praise of the Abnormal

FEATURE ARTICLES

Atlanta 2000 Prominent citizens of the U.S.A.'s "Coca-Cola City " join together to turn a vision into a programme

Conifer Plantations and Soil Deterioration Conifers planted in lowland areas outside their natural occurrence cause severe soil deterioration

Driving into the Future Do we build motorways to accommodate cars or manufacture cars to utilise the motorways we plan?

Putting Waste Water to Work Millions of gallons of waste water containing valuable minerals could be saved for use on the land

INTERVIEW

Jamaica's Minister of Mining and Natural Resources talks to Jimoh Omo-Fadaka about his country's struggle to avoid the worsening effects of industrialisation

REPORTS

Cadmium in River Water

Article 842 and The Italian Bloodbath

ECOLOGY PARTY NEWSLETTER

Books

Letters

Classified

This Month's Cover: Spruce Trees in Czechoslovakia Note: While every care is taken with manuscripts submitted for publication, the Editors cannot guarantee to return those not accepted. Articles published in the Ecologist do not necessarily express the views of the Editors. Editor: Edward Goldsmith. Assistant Editor: Ruth Lumley-Smith. Associate Editors: Robert Allen, Michael Allaby, Peter Bunyard, Brian Johnson, Jimoh Omo Fadaka,

Andrew MacKillop, Robert Waller, Lawrence Hills, John Papworth, John Davoll, Richard Willson, John Milton (U.S.A.), Peter Freeman. (U.S.A.) Henryk Skolimowski (U.S.A.)

Advertisement Manager: Philip Hutchings Advertisement enquiries to: Uphill, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts. Tel: Chirton (038 084) 370. Published by Ecosystems Ltd., Registered Office: 73 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7DS, England. Distributed by: A.M.D. Ltd., Roding Trading Estate, London Road, Barking, Essex IG11 88U. Printed by Penwell Limited, Parkwood, Callington, Cornwall. Tel: St. Dominick (05795) 522.

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