02306nam a22002897a 4500 56335 56335 20200226143852.0 200127b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780470684696 :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi :TB1959 :15/01/2020 363.7 HAR Harris, Frances Global environmental Issues / Frances Harris New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. xi, 345 pages 24cm 7102 Global Environmental Issues; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part One Introduction; 1 Human-Environment Interactions; Part Two Negotiating Environmental Science; 2 From Science to Policy; 3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements; Part Three The Changing Surface of the Earth; 4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge; 5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise; 6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources; Part Four Meeting Our Needs; 7 Food Production and Supply; 8 Meeting Society's Demand for Energy; Part Five Coping with Our Impact. 9 Sustainable Urbanisation10 Coping with Pollution Dealing with Waste; Part Six Conclusion; 11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; References; Index. 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. Social Science Social problems & social services Environmental monitoring. Environmental policy. Environmental sciences. Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. Sciencee -- Environmental Science. Harris, Frances BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2020-01-27 Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd 7102.00 0 363.7 HAR 27310 2020-01-27 00:00:00 2020-01-27 BOOK