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Title:

Global environmental issues / edited by Frances Harris.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xi, 345 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Other Authors:

Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction. Coping with pollution : dealing with waste / Ros Taylor. Negotiating environmental science. From science to policy / Frances Harris -- Confronting a multitude of multilateral environmental agreements / Anilla Cherian -- Changing surface of the earth. Grappling with the global climate challenge / Anilla Cherian -- Understanding and adapting to sea-level rise / Patrick D. Nunn -- Conserving biodiversity and natural resources / Frances Harris -- Meeting our needs. Food production and supply / Guy M. Robinson, Frances Harris -- Meeting society's demand for energy / Nick Petford -- Coping with our impact. Sustainable urbanisation / Kenneth Lynch -- Coping with pollution : dealing with waste / Ros Taylor.

ISBN:

0470684690 (pbk.)
9780470684696 (pbk.)
0470684704 (cloth)
9780470684702 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)732967768

LCCN:

2011021484

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)