Global Environmental Issues

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Meeting the needs of upper level students, this book treats globalenvironmental problems as complex issues with a network of humanand biophysical causes. * Each chapter interlinks human demands on the Earth's resourcesto natural biophysical change - not simply a 'cause andeffect' treatment of global issues and environmental change * Includes coverage of contemporary hot topics such asbiodiversity, urbanisation and sustainable development * Global case studies (two per chapter) contextualise theory forstudents "This book should have considerable appeal among undergraduateand postgraduate students in a broad range of disciplines. FrancesHarris has assembled a team of well-qualified authors, who betweenthem consider such important environmental issues as climate andsea level change, biodiversity, GM crops, energy supply,urbanization, pollution and sustainable development. The style isclear and non-technical, the coverage is global and the text issupported by numerous figures and illustrations. Boxed case studiesprovide useful exemplification of general issues. I have no doubtthat this book will be very popular with my own students, inproviding detailed analysis of a range of key environmental issueswhich are frequently reported in the media." Tony Binns, University of Sussex, UK "This book usefully realises that environmental issues are acomplex blend of contested science, broader socio-politicalcontexts and the concerns, values, attitudes and livelihoods ofindividuals. Written by internationally recognised authors, itcovers major global issues such as pollution, energy, climatechange, sea level rise, food production, urbanisation andsustainability in an informative way, with abundant case studiesand illustrations, which clearly exemplify just how complex thefacets of the issues can be. It does not offer easy solutions butit is a good exercise in awareness for the reader." Stephen Trudgill, Robinson College, University of Cambridge,UK

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Frances Harris

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Atmospheric Sciences Earth Sciences Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geographie Geography Geowissenschaften Klimatologie u. Meteorologie Physical Geography Physiogeographie Umwelt Umweltforschung Umweltwissenschaften

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"Concepts, approaches and issues are well described and exemplified...with case studies from the UK, USA, Asia and South America."(International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry,Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004) "...a worthy introductory overview..." (TheHolocene, Vol.15, No.3, 2005) "...a most informative introduction to globalenvironmental issues, outlining their interdisciplinarynature." (International Journal of Environment and Pollution,Vol.23, No.2, 2005) "The strength ... is the attempt to relate some of theenvironmental isues to economic, social and political problems"(The Geographical Journal 2006)"This book should have considerable appeal among undergraduate andpostgraduate students in a broad range of disciplines. FrancesHarris has assembled a team of well-qualified authors, who betweenthem consider such important environmental issues as climate andsea level change, biodiversity, GM crops, energy supply,urbanization, pollution and sustainable development. The style isclear and non-technical, the coverage is global and the text issupported by numerous figures and illustrations. Boxed case studiesprovide useful exemplification of general issues. I have no doubtthat this book will be very popular with my own students, inproviding detailed analysis of a range of key environmental issueswhich are frequently reported in the media." Tony Binns, Universityof Sussex, UK "This book usefully realises that environmental issues are acomplex blend of contested science, broader socio-politicalcontexts and the concerns, values, attitudes and livelihoods ofindividuals. Written by internationally recognised authors, itcovers major global issues such as pollution, energy, climatechange, sea level rise, food production, urbanisation andsustainability in an informative way, with abundant case studiesand illustrations, which clearly exemplify just how complex thefacets of the issues can be. It does not offer easy solutions butit is a good exercise in awareness for the reader." StephenTrudgill, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK
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