The AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science Atlas of Population and Environment is an important analysis of the relationships between human population and the environment. Through text, maps, and diagrams, the Atlas illustrates how population affects the world's ecosystems and natural resources both in the short and long term. Using sophisticated mapping and graphic techniques, the Atlas provides quantitative analyses of the important links between such factors as human population density, rates of growth, migration, resource consumption, and technologies, and the state of the global environment. These links are explored across the content areas of natural resources, land use, the atmosphere, waste and chemicals, ecosystems, and biodiversity. The Atlas draws on research and data from a number of academic institutions and international organizations, including the United Nations, its specialist organizations and agencies; the World Resources Institute; the Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; U.S. Geological Survey; and the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The Atlas was produced to provide a concise, science-based compendium of information on the population and environment topics so important to the realization of a sustainable future.

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Subject keyword(s)	Agricultural science, Astronomy, Atmospheric science, Climatology, Earth science, Ecology, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Environmental science, Geography, Geoscience, Human geography, Hydrology, Meteorology, Physical sciences, Science, Science -- Biology, Science -- Earth science, Science -- Ecology, Social Sciences, Social studies -- Geography, Soil science, Space Science, Space sciences
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	General Public, Learner, Professional/Practitioner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Book/Chapter, Instructional Material, Text
Resource format	text, text/html
Rights	Copyright 2003 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ISBN: 0-520-23081-7 (Clothbound) 0-520-23084-1 (Paperback) Materials freely available for not-for-profit educational purposes, and we appreciate your notifying us of their use by emailing atlas@aaas.org. All commercial use of any form MUST contact atlas@aaas.org for permissions.

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Teaching tip Some attention to alternative resources might be interesting. Just looking at fresh water sources without mentioning alternatives might create a narrow minded perception on the issue. Our point of view is, all you need to make water is the availability of a water source like seawater and the sun (that's all!) to be able to live anywhere.

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