Harris Global Environmental Issues

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-119-95208-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Global Environmental Issues, second edition builds on thepopularity of the first edition, viewing global environmentalproblems as complex issues with a network of causes, influenced bya range of actors with differing priorities. The book recognisesthat science underpins much of what happens in society andtherefore it is important to be able to interpret the environmentaland social consequences of scientific developments. In addition todiscussing the main biophysical causes, the book illustrates howsocio-economic and political factors determine why and how peopleuse land, resources and technology, and how this in turn affectsnatural resource management.
This edition includes new chapters on the politics of science,International environmental regulation and treaties, environmentalissues in a globalised world and natural resource management.
Global Environmental Issues, second edition is essentialreading for upper level undergraduates and Masters students withindepartments of Environmental Science and Geography.
* Includes case studies from around the world to provide a reallife context for the issues tackled in each chapter
* Considers both the results of human actions and naturalenvironmental change in order to provide balanced, in-depthdebate
* Includes coverage of contemporary 'hot topics' such asbiodiversity, globalization and sustainable development
* Chapters authored by experts in the field
* Includes new chapters on The politics of science, Internationalenvironmental regulation and treaties , Environmental issues in aglobalised world and Natural Resource Management
* Expanded sections include negotiating multilateralenvironmental agreements, GM crops, biofuels and marine andfreshwater resources

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Frances

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 EnvironmentalAgreements 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