Global environmental issues / edited by Frances Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.)

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Global Environmental Issues, Second Edition builds on the popularity of the first edition, viewing global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes, influenced by a range of actors with differing priorities. The book recognises that science underpins much of what happens in society and therefore it is important to be able to interpret the environmental and social consequences of scientific developments. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book illustrates how socio-economic and political factors determine why and how people use land, resources and technology, and how this in turn affects natural resource management.

This edition includes new chapters on the politics of science, international environmental regulation and treaties, environmental issues in a globalised world and natural resource management.

Global Environmental Issues, Second Edition is essential reading for upper level undergraduates and Masters students within departments of Environmental Science and Geography.

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 Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction 1

1 Human-Environment Interactions / Frances Harris Harris, Frances 3

Part 2 Negotiating Environmental Science 19

2 From Science to Policy / Frances Harris Harris, Frances 21

3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements / Anilla Cherian Cherian, Anilla 39

Part 3 The Changing Surface of the Earth 63

4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge / Anilla Cherian Cherian, Anilla 65

5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise / Patrick D. Nunn Nunn, Patrick D. 87

6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources / Frances Harris Harris, Frances 105

Part 4 Meeting Our Needs 131

7 Food Production and Supply / Guy M. Robinson Robinson, Guy M., Frances Harris Harris, Frances 133

8 Meeting Society's Demand for Energy / Nick Petford Petford, Nick 167

Part 5 Coping with Our Impact 201

9 Sustainable Urbanisation / Kenneth Lynch Lynch, Kenneth 203

10 Coping with Pollution: Dealing with Waste / Ros Taylor Taylor, Ros 237

Part 6 Conclusion 275

11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future / Frances Harris Harris, Frances 277.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Global environmental issues.

ISBN:

1119950996

9781119950998

Publisher Number:

99947520909

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.