Environment and Development Challenges. The Imperative to Act.

Robert Watson

ISBN 10: 4130671200 / ISBN 13: 9784130671200

Published by University of Tokyo Press, 2014

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A very clean, bright and crisp hardback first edition in a clean and fresh dust jacket. The jacket has a tiny crease at the head of the spine, but overall this is a very fresh and attractive hardback copy. This item will be properly packed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environment and Development Challenges. The Imperative to Act.
• Publisher: University of Tokyo Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4130671200
• ISBN 13: 9784130671200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The Blue Planet Prize, awarded by the Asahi Glass Foundation, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious international honors for scientists and researchers in environmental studies. This book features contributions from recent award winners eager to add their voices to the global debate over contemporary environmental and sustainable-development issues. They also discuss the correlation among environmental degradation, poverty, and violence.

About the Author

Robert Watson is chief scientific advisor for the UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs and chair of environmental science and science director at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.