The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues - Couverture souple

Middleton, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444146629 ISBN 13 : 9781444146622

Editeur : Hodder Education, 2013

Synopsis

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions. It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways in which the natural environment impacts human society. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated throughout, with new case studies, figures, and online resources such as downloadable figures and tables from the text and multiple choice questions for students, accessible at: routledge/cw/middleton. New topics covered in extended boxed case studies include payment for environmental services, ocean acidification, biofuels in Brazil, waste reduction through industrial symbiosis, and the long-term impact of natural disasters on vulnerable groups.Other approaches and concepts covered for the first time in this new edition include traditional ecological knowledge, environmental justice, the 'resource curse', and urban biodiversity. Eighteen chapters on key issues follow three initial chapters which outline the background contexts of the physical and human environments and the concept of sustainable development. Each chapter provides historical context for key issues, outlines why they have arisen, and highlights areas of controversy and uncertainty to appraise how issues can be resolved both technically and in political and economic frameworks. Each chapter also contains an updated critical guide to further reading and websites, as well as discussion points and essay questions. The text can be read in its entirety or individual chapters adopted as standalone reading. The Global Casino is an essential resource for students of the environment, geography, earth sciences and development studies. It provides compreh

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Global Casino is the essential course companion for students of the environment, geography, earth sciences and development studies. It provides essential background information on the physical environment, the human environment and the critical concept of sustainable development and then explores today's major environmental issues using historical and contemporary examples.

New to this edition is discussion of:
- autogenic behaviour in natural systems
- environmental justice
- the Census of Marine Life
- biofuels
- ocean acidification.

Additional topics include tropical deforestation, desertification, climate change, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, war and natural hazards.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Nick Middleton is a Fellow and Lecturer in Physical Geography at St Anne's College, Oxford University. His background is in the physical side of geography but his interests span the entire subject. His academic role is supplemented by his work as an environmental consultant and freelance author having written more than 250 articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, and 18 books.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Education
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1444146629
• ISBN 13: 9781444146622
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 640