Main Title |
Exploring environmental issues : an integrated approach / |
Author |
Kemp, David D.,
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Publisher |
Routledge, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
52766147 |
ISBN |
041526863X; 9780415268639; 0415268648; 9780415268646; 9780203647448; 0203647440 |
Subjects |
Environmental degradation ;
Nature--Effect of human beings on ;
Human ecology ;
Milieuvraagstuk ;
Geografische aspecten ;
Anthropogener Einfluss--(DE-588)4327906-5 ;
Umwelt--(DE-588)4061616-2 ;
Dégradation de l'environnement ;
âEcologie humaine ;
Influence de l'homme sur la nature ;
Pollution ;
Sciences de l'environnement
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
GE140.K48 2004 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/25/2005 |
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Collation |
xvii, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-432) and index. |
Contents Notes |
1. The environment and the history of environmental concerns -- The environment and its components -- Society and environment -- The environmental movement -- Environmental issues and the environmental movement in the twentieth century -- Summary and conclusion -- 2. The physical environment -- Lithosphere -- Atmosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Summary and conclusion -- 3. The biosphere : the living environment -- Soil -- Plants and animals in the biosphere -- Ecosystems and biomes -- Summary and conclusion -- 4. Demography and world population growth -- Population ecology -- The earth's human population -- Stages of world population growth -- The demographic transition and the environment -- World population growth and trends -- Summary and conclusion -- 5. Society, resources, technology and the environment -- Resources -- Conservation, preservation and sustainability -- The role of technology -- Summary and conclusion -- 6. Human use of the land and its environmental consequences -- Threats to the land resource -- Pressure on land : resource extraction and depletion -- Pressure on land : infrastructure and waste disposal -- Summary and conclusion -- 7. Threats to wildlife and plants -- Wilderness -- Habitat destruction -- Loss of biodiversity -- Summary and conclusion -- 8. Threats to the availability and quality of water -- Water use -- Water availability -- Water quality -- Water pollution : sources, impacts and solutions -- Pollution in the oceans -- Summary and conclusion -- 9. Drought, famine and desertification -- Drought -- Famine -- Desertification -- Summary and conclusion -- 10. Air pollution and acid rain -- The constituents of the atmosphere and air pollution -- Urban air pollution -- Acid precipitation -- Summary and conclusion -- 11. Ozone depletion and global warming -- Ozone depletion -- Global warming -- Summary and conclusion -- 12. Problems, prospects and solutions -- Current perceptions of the state of the environment -- Business as usual, adaptation or prevention? -- International cooperation -- Is sustainable development the answer? Global warming, ozone depletion, drought, acid rain - their causes are viewed as extraordinarily complex; their effects are assumed catastrophic. 'Exploring Environmental Issues' provides a key to understanding our potential crisis. |
Place Published |
London ; New York : |
PUB Date Free Form |
2004. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2003016631 |
Merged OCLC records |
53870857; 515574526; 978194211 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050325130036 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01027pam 22003134a 45020 |