Global Environmental Issues

Meeting the needs of upper level students, this book treats globalenvironmental problems as complex issues with a network of humanand biophysical causes.
* Each chapter interlinks human demands on the Earth's resourcesto natural biophysical change - not simply a 'cause andeffect' treatment of global issues and environmental change
* Includes coverage of contemporary hot topics such asbiodiversity, urbanisation and sustainable development
* Global case studies (two per chapter) contextualise theory forstudents
"This book should have considerable appeal among undergraduateand postgraduate students in a broad range of disciplines. FrancesHarris has assembled a team of well-qualified authors, who betweenthem consider such important environmental issues as climate andsea level change, biodiversity, GM crops, energy supply,urbanization, pollution and sustainable development. The style isclear and non-technical, the coverage is global and the text issupported by numerous figures and illustrations. Boxed case studiesprovide useful exemplification of general issues. I have no doubtthat this book will be very popular with my own students, inproviding detailed analysis of a range of key environmental issueswhich are frequently reported in the media."
Tony Binns, University of Sussex, UK
"This book usefully realises that environmental issues are acomplex blend of contested science, broader socio-politicalcontexts and the concerns, values, attitudes and livelihoods ofindividuals. Written by internationally recognised authors, itcovers major global issues such as pollution, energy, climatechange, sea level rise, food production, urbanisation andsustainability in an informative way, with abundant case studiesand illustrations, which clearly exemplify just how complex thefacets of the issues can be. It does not offer easy solutions butit is a good exercise in awareness for the reader."
Stephen Trudgill, Robinson College, University of Cambridge,UK