TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,Frances
TI  - Global environmental issues
SN  - 9781119950998
AV  - GE105 .G563 2012 
U1  - 363.7 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Environmental sciences
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Environmental Studies
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Environmental Policy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Environmental Science
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950981
ER  -