Environmental Changes: Global Challenges - Couverture souple

Brandon, Mark

 
9781848730076: Environmental Changes: Global Challenges
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1848730071 ISBN 13 : 9781848730076
Editeur : The Open University, 2009

Synopsis

This book introduces global environmental issues through two case study examples: small oceanic islands and the continent Antarctica. Both locations were discovered relatively recently and thus give us a clear and dramatic record of human impact. The book looks at how we deal with human-induced environmental change on an increasingly interconnected planet, and ways in which distant places are linked. It considers the severity and complexity of environmental problems and how we can distinguish the human contribution to local and global environmental change from that which is caused by the Earth s natural variability. This leads on to the challenge of how we manage and direct our relationships with the physical world and the ecosystems we are part of. It also raises the vital question of who gets to participate in decision-making processes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book introduces global environmental issues through two case study examples: small oceanic islands and the continent Antarctica. Both locations were discovered relatively recently and thus give us a clear and dramatic record of human impact. The book looks at how we deal with human-induced environmental change on an increasingly interconnected planet, and ways in which distant places are linked. It considers the severity and complexity of environmental problems and how we can distinguish the human contribution to local and global environmental change from that which is caused by the Earth s natural variability. This leads on to the challenge of how we manage and direct our relationships with the physical world and the ecosystems we are part of. It also raises the vital question of who gets to participate in decision-making processes.

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Éditeur
The Open University
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848730071
ISBN 13 
9781848730076
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
186
Éditeur
Clark N.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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