Resource Pointer #225
November 8, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Ecological Policy and Politics in Developing Countries: Economic
Growth, Democracy, and Environment, 1998* Uday Desai, ed. Provides
analysis of ecological problems, policies and politics in ten
countries. Focuses on international context of domestic
environmental policies and explores institutional forces shaping
each country's environmental policies. Chapters cover Czech
Republic, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Taiwan,
Thailand, Slovakia and Venezuela. 327 pp. US$27.95. Contact CUP
Services, 750 Cascadilla Street, P.O. Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851;
phone (607) 277-2211; fax (607) 277-6292
*Uprooting Injustice/Desarraigar a la Injusticia, 1999* Sandy
Smith-Nonini. Reports on working conditions for North Carolina
farmworkers. Describes substandard housing conditions, lack of
sanitary facilities and workers' exposure to pesticides. Provides
overview of Mt. Olive Pickle Company production process and
describes boycott organized by Farm Labor Organizing Committee
(FLOC). English and Spanish. 32 pp. US$6. Contact Institute for
Southern Studies, P.O. Box 531, Durham, NC 27702; phone (919)
419-8311; fax (919) 419-8315; email info@i4south.org
*Plaguicidas en México 1991-1998: Carpeta de Prensa, 1999* Patricia
Díaz Romo et al. Collection of articles on pesticides published
1991-1998 in newspapers throughout Mexico. Includes special sections
on pesticide use and problems in Sinaloa state; exposure of Huichol
indigenous population; ANAVERSA disaster; and use of herbicides to
combat water lilies in Chapala lake. 346 pp. US$10. Contact
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO),
Oficina de Extensión Universitaria, Periférico Sur 8585, C.P. 45090,
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico; phone (01-3) 6693485; email
publicaciones@iteso.mx
*Usos y Alternativas al Bromuro de Metilo en México, 1999* Fernando
Bejarano González. Provides overview of Montreal Protocol,
international efforts to eliminate methyl bromide, and use of methyl
bromide in Mexico. Describes methyl bromide distribution systems in
Mexico, role of transnational suppliers and alternatives to methyl
bromide. Includes tables showing national consumption of methyl
bromide, 1992-98; hectares treated with fumigants; alternative means
of controlling soil pathogens; and more. Spanish. 20 pp. US$10.
Contact Red de Acción sobre Plaguicidas y Alternativas en México
(RAPAM), Amado Nervo 22, Colonia San Juanito, Texcoco, Estado de
México, C.P. 56121, Mexico; phone/fax (595) 47744; email
rapam@mpsnet.com.mx
*Compendium of Strawberry Diseases, Second Edition, 1998* 98 pp.
US$37. Provides comprehensive information for plant pathologists and
others in diagnosis of strawberry diseases. Chapters cover
noninfectious disorders caused by genetic and environmental factors;
infectious diseases; and arthropod and mollusk pests. Contact APS
Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097; phone (800)
328-7560 or (651) 454-7250; email aps@scisoc.org; website
http://www.scisoc.org
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