Global Environmental Issues
分类: 图书,进口原版,Outdoors & Nature(户外与自然),
品牌: Frances Harris
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 2 (2012年2月21日)精装:358页正文语种:英语ISBN:0470684704条形码:9780470684702商品尺寸:17.2 x 2.2 x 24.6 cm商品重量:708 gASIN:0470684704商品描述内容简介Global Environmental Issues, second editionbuilds 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 editionis 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 chapterConsiders both the results of human actions and natural environmental change in order to provide balanced, in-depth debateIncludes coverage of contemporary 'hot topics' such as biodiversity, globalization and sustainable developmentChapters authored by experts in the fieldIncludes new chapters on The politics of science, International environmental regulation and treaties , Environmental issues in a globalised world and Natural Resource ManagementExpanded sections include negotiating multilateral environmental agreements, GM crops, biofuels and marine and freshwater resources目录Contributors ixAcknowledgements xiPart One Introduction 11 Human–Environment Interactions 3
Frances HarrisPart Two Negotiating Environmental Science 192 From Science to Policy 21
Frances Harris3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements 39
Anilla CherianPart Three The Changing Surface of the Earth 634 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge 65
Anilla Cherian5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise 87
Patrick D. Nunn6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources 105
Frances HarrisPart Four Meeting Our Needs 1317 Food Production and Supply 133
Guy M. Robinson and Frances Harris8 Meeting Society’s Demand for Energy 167
Nick PetfordPart Five Coping with Our Impact 2019 Sustainable Urbanisation 203
Kenneth Lynch10 Coping with Pollution: Dealing withWaste 237
Ros TaylorPart Six Conclusion 27511 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future 277
Frances HarrisList of Abbreviations and Acronyms 295References 301Index 333