Annual editions : environment / edited by John L. Allen

Contents;

Unit 1. The global environment: An emerging world view
1. How many planets? A survey of the global environment
2. Five meta-trends changing the world
3. Globalization's effects on the environment
etc.

Unit 2. Population, Policy, and economy
5. Population and consumption: What we know, what we need to know
6. A new security paradigm
7. Factory farming in the developing world
8. Where oil and water do mix: Environmental scarcity and future conflict in the middle east and north Africa
etc.

Unit 3. Energy: Present and future problems
11. Powder keg
12. Personalized energy: The next paradigm
13. Wind power: Obstacles and opportunities
14. Hydrogen: Waiting for the revolution

Unit 4. Biosphere: Endangered species
15. Strangers in our midst: The problem of invasive alien species
16. Markets for biodiversity services: Potential roles and challenges

Unit 5. Resources: Land and water
17. Dryland development: Success stories from west Africa
18. What's a river for?
19. How much is clean water worth?
20. A human thirst

Unit 6. The hazards of growth: pollution and climate change
21. Agricultural pesticides in developing countries
22. The quest for clean water
23. A little rocket fuel with your salad?
24. How did humans first alter global climate?
25. Can we bury global warming
26. Dozens of words for snow, none for pollution

Glossary : p. 198-203 . _ Index : p. 204-207.