Sustainability: An Environmental Science Perspective - Couverture rigide

Ayers, John C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498752659 ISBN 13 : 9781498752657

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2017

Synopsis

This book presents an earth science-based overview of the challenges to sustainability. It provides a detailed study of climate change, as well as energy, food, and water security across different regions. The author uncovers the problems caused by current social and environmental practices, and offers potential solutions. Focusing on systems theory, footprint analysis, risk, and resilience, many examples are given of how to use resources sustainably, especially common pool resources such as the atmosphere, oceans, and groundwater. The book develops its ideas from an array of practical case studies, centering on communal objectives and shared responsibilities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. John C. Ayers is a Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at Vanderbilt University. John is a geochemist whose research focuses on what controls the movement of elements in natural systems. Current projects include identifying the sources of salts and arsenic in soil and water in the coastal zone of Bangladesh; the geochemistry of soil formation; and measurement of soil gas fluxes of methane in areas where natural gas is mined by hydraulic fracturing. John has published over thirty papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is a fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America. At Vanderbilt he has served as Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies, and he teaches courses on Geochemistry and Sustainability Science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498752659
• ISBN 13: 9781498752657
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 333
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• Personne responsable: non disponible