Global Environmental Issues 2e
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-1-119-95098-1 (ISBN)
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Includes case studies from around the world to provide a real life context for the issues tackled in each chapter* Considers both the results of human actions and natural environmental change in order to provide balanced, in-depth debate* Includes coverage of contemporary 'hot topics' such as biodiversity, globalization and sustainable development* Chapters authored by experts in the field* Includes new chapters on The politics of science, International environmental regulation and treaties , Environmental issues in a globalised world and Natural Resource Management* Expanded sections include negotiating multilateral environmental agreements, GM crops, biofuels and marine and freshwater resources
Frances Harris is the editor of Global Environmental Issues, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.
Contributors ix Acknowledgements xi Part One Introduction 1 1 Human-Environment Interactions 3 Frances Harris Part Two Negotiating Environmental Science 19 2 From Science to Policy 21 Frances Harris 3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements 39 Anilla Cherian Part Three The Changing Surface of the Earth 63 4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge 65 Anilla Cherian 5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise 87 Patrick D. Nunn 6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources 105 Frances Harris Part Four Meeting Our Needs 131 7 Food Production and Supply 133 Guy M. Robinson and Frances Harris 8 Meeting Society's Demand for Energy 167 Nick Petford Part Five Coping with Our Impact 201 9 Sustainable Urbanisation 203 Kenneth Lynch 10 Coping with Pollution: Dealing withWaste 237 Ros Taylor Part Six Conclusion 275 11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future 277 Frances Harris List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 295 References 301 Index 333
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.2.2012 |
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Verlagsort | Hoboken |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 168 x 244 mm |
Gewicht | 666 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
ISBN-10 | 1-119-95098-8 / 1119950988 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-95098-1 / 9781119950981 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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