Planet Earth: Problems and Prospects

In 1991, a symposium brought together humanists, historians, earth scientists, biologists, medical scientists, physicians, sociologists and native people to discuss the problems facing planet Earth and identify solutions and ways to avert impending catastrophes. The conference took advantage of the confluence of meetings of the Royal Society of Canada, the Learned Societies of Canada, and the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. This is a collection of papers presented at the conference.