People and Environment: A Global Approach

ISBN-13: 9780582414129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 290 str.

Gareth E. Jones

Opis

'People and Physical Environment, A Global Approach' introduces the main areas of environmental concern for geographers, environmental scientists and planners at the beginning of the 21st century. These include: pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate; the exploitation of the oceans; fresh water management and more.

Spis treści

Chapter 1

The Environment

Chapter 2

Changing Perceptions of the Environment

Chapter 3

Politics and the Management of the Environment

Chapter 4

The Atmosphere and the Environment

Chapter 5

Environmental (Mis-)Management of Fresh Water

Chapter 6

Managing the Oceans

Chapter 7

Land Degradation

Chapter 8

Why Retain Biodiversity?

Chapter 9

Looking Forward to the Next 100 Years

O autorze

Gareth Jones