Environmental Problems Nat Economy & State Cl - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852930004 ISBN 13: 9781852930004

Publisher: CRC Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book is an essay on environmental understanding which reviews the nature and range of scientific knowledge about environmental problems. It addresses the question: why, given the precision and sophistication of environmental research, do many environmental issues still remain unresolved? The author draws on his knowledge of human geography and earth science to provide a coherent framework for tackling environmental problems by placing scientific knowledge in a social context. He proposes that effective environmental management can only be achieved through combining a scientific knowledge of complex natural environmental systems with an awareness of how social economic and political factors can affect the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. By drawing on examples from a range of disciplines, the author argues that environmental studies should be regarded as a unified social and natural science, central to the survival of the human species.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852930004
• ISBN 13: 9781852930004
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256