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Survey of environmental issues facing the world today . . .
OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 4/e provides a broad, up-to-date survey of the major environmental issues facing the world today. It describes the ecological impact of various human activities combined with specific issues of personal and community health, emphasizing the interrelatedness of the two. A great strength is its ability to impart to readers a sense of how these environmental issues directly affect their own lives, as well as to make them aware of opportunities to participate in decision-making processes that will influence health and environmental quality in years to come. Beginning with rudimentary discussion of general ecological principles, the text focuses primarily on our present population-resources-population crisis and explains why human health and welfare depend on a successful resolution of these challenges. The presentation of materials is enhanced by 89 photographs while more than 85 maps, charts, and graphs will better enable readers to synthesize information and identify trends. CONTENTS: I. PEOPLE, PROGRESS, AND NATURE: Is Conflict Inevitable? 1. Introduction to Ecological Principles 2. Population Dynamics 3. Population Control 4. The People-Food Predicament 5. Fall-Out From the "Population Bomb": Impacts on Human Resources and Ecosystems II. OUR TOXIC ENVIRONMENT: Does Everything Cause Cancer? 6. Environmental Disease 7. Toxic Substances 8. Pests and Pesticides 9. Food Quality 10. Radiation III. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: How We Foul Our Own Nest 11. The Atmosphere 12. Air Pollution 13. Noise Pollution 14. Water Resources 15. Water Pollution 16. Solid and Hazardous Wastes ATTENTION!! STUDY GUIDE TO ACCOMPANY 'OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, 4/e' also available. Contains exercises related to topics covered in the corresponding chapters of the text.
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- PublisherWaveland Pr Inc
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1577664027
- ISBN 13 9781577664024
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number6
- Number of pages616
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