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Global Environmental Issues
Harris, Frances (Edt) (Author)
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Global Environmental Issues - harris, frances (edt)
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Synopsis "Global Environmental Issues"
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 chapterConsiders both the results of human actions and naturalenvironmental change in order to provide balanced, in-depthdebateIncludes coverage of contemporary 'hot topics' such asbiodiversity, globalization and sustainable developmentChapters authored by experts in the fieldIncludes new chapters on The politics of science, Internationalenvironmental regulation and treaties , Environmental issues in aglobalised world and Natural Resource ManagementExpanded sections include negotiating multilateralenvironmental agreements, GM crops, biofuels and marine andfreshwater resources
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