Annual editions : environment / edited by John L. Allen
Series: The annual editions seriesPublication details: Debuque : McGraw Hill, c2007Edition: 25th editionDescription: xiv, 209 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780073515427
- 0073515426
- 22 658.05 ANN
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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.
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