xxix, 512 pages : 29 cm

An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues presents a comprehensive stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-487) and index

This book presents a comprehensive, stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues presently threatening our global environment. Specific features include: case studies drawn from across the world; illustrations, key terms, chapter summaries. Some of the most recent events include the Kobe earthquake, French nuclear testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Berlin conference and the Antartic treaty. Sections on ecosystems, pollution, tectonics, risk and hazard mitigation, slope stability, world populations and issues of human impact and environmental management, including environmental impact assessments have been expanded in this edition. Earth. Climate change and past climates. Global atmospheric change. Acidic deposition. Water resources and pollution. Nuclear issues. Energy. Natural hazards. Human impact on the earth's surface and oceans. Managing the earth

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