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| 082 | _a363.7 HAR | ||
| 100 | _aHarris, Frances | ||
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_aGlobal environmental Issues _c/ Frances Harris |
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_aNew Jersey _b : Wiley-Blackwell, _c2012. |
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_axi, 345 pages _c24cm |
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| 365 | _b7102 | ||
| 505 | _aGlobal 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. | ||
| 520 | _aGlobal 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. | ||
| 650 | _aSocial Science | ||
| 650 | _aSocial problems & social services | ||
| 650 | _aEnvironmental monitoring. | ||
| 650 | _aEnvironmental policy. | ||
| 650 | _aEnvironmental sciences. | ||
| 650 | _aPolitical Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. | ||
| 650 | _aSciencee -- Environmental Science. | ||
| 700 | _aHarris, Frances | ||
| 942 | _cBOOK | ||