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An introduction to global environmental issues

Title
An introduction to global environmental issues / Kevin T. Pickering and Lewis A. Owen.
Author
Pickering, K. T. (Kevin T.)
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

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Additional Authors
Owen, Lewis A., 1964-
Description
xxix, 512 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 29 cm
Summary
An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues presents a comprehensive stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment.
Alternative Title
Global environmental issues
Subject
  • Environmental sciences
  • environmental sciences
  • Umweltschutz
  • Umweltveränderung
  • Klimaatveranderingen
  • Zure regen
  • Waterverontreiniging
  • Kernenergie
  • Energievraagstuk
  • Milieueffecten
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-487) and index.
Contents
This book presents a comprehensive, stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment. Specific features include: case studies drawn from across the world; illustrations, key terms, chapter summaries. Some of the most recent events include the Kobe earthquake, French nuclear testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Berlin conference and the Antarctic treaty. Sections on ecosystems, pollution, tectonics, risk and hazard mitigation, slope stability, world populations and issues of human impact and environmental management, including environmental impact assessments have been expanded in this edition. Earth. Climate change and past climates. Global atmospheric change. Acidic deposition. Water resources and pollution. Nuclear issues. Energy. Natural hazards. Human impact on the earth's surface and oceans. Managing the earth.
ISBN
  • 0415140986
  • 9780415140980
  • 0415102286
  • 9780415102285
  • 0415140994
  • 9780415140997
LCCN
96042364
OCLC
  • ocm35360820
  • 35360820
  • SCSB-8877556
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library