
Environmental Change and Challenge
A Canadian Perspective
Oxford University Press, Canada
3rd Edition
Published on 1. July 2009
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Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-19-542865-0 (ISBN)
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Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective , Third Edition, is an introduction to the rich, fascinating, and extremely topical field of environmental studies. Well-known and respected geographers Philip Dearden and Bruce Mitchell ground readers in the basic science of ecosystems so that they may knowledgeably explore a host of contemporary environmental issues, such as climate change, oceans and fisheries, forests, agriculture, water, minerals and energy, and endangered species and protected areas. Throughout, the authors emphasize the interrelationship between human actions and environmental change and bring their field and policy experience to bear on topics with both Canadian and international relevance. The third edition of Environmental Change and Challenge also addresses the philosophies and methods behind planning and management, including management of increasingly stressed urban environments, and concludes with concrete steps for developing solutions for a planet facing complex and ever-changing environmental challenges.
Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective , Third Edition, is an introduction to the rich, fascinating, and extremely topical field of environmental studies. Well-known and respected geographers Philip Dearden and Bruce Mitchell ground readers in the basic science of ecosystems so that they may knowledgeably explore a host of contemporary environmental issues, such as climate change, oceans and fisheries, forests, agriculture, water, minerals and energy, and endangered species and protected areas. Throughout, the authors emphasize the interrelationship between human actions and environmental change and bring their field and policy experience to bear on topics with both Canadian and international relevance. The third edition of Environmental Change and Challenge also addresses the philosophies and methods behind planning and management, including management of increasingly stressed urban environments, and concludes with concrete steps for developing solutions for a planet facing complex and ever-changing environmental challenges.
Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective , Third Edition, is an introduction to the rich, fascinating, and extremely topical field of environmental studies. Well-known and respected geographers Philip Dearden and Bruce Mitchell ground readers in the basic science of ecosystems so that they may knowledgeably explore a host of contemporary environmental issues, such as climate change, oceans and fisheries, forests, agriculture, water, minerals and energy, and endangered species and protected areas. Throughout, the authors emphasize the interrelationship between human actions and environmental change and bring their field and policy experience to bear on topics with both Canadian and international relevance. The third edition of Environmental Change and Challenge also addresses the philosophies and methods behind planning and management, including management of increasingly stressed urban environments, and concludes with concrete steps for developing solutions for a planet facing complex and ever-changing environmental challenges.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
301 colour photos, 122 figures, 33 maps, 53 tables
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1316 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-542865-0 (9780195428650)
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Content
Preface; From the Publisher; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; PART A INTRODUCTION; 1. Environment, Resources, and Society; PART B THE ECOSPHERE; 2. Energy Flows and Ecosystems; 3. Ecosystems Are Dynamic; 4. Ecosystems and Matter Cycling; PART C PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: PHILOSOPHY, PROCESS, AND PRODUCT; 5. Planning and Management: Philosophy; 6. Planning and Management: Process, Method, and Product; PART D RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA; 7. Climate Change; 8. Oceans and Fisheries; 9. Forests; 10. Agriculture; 11. Water; 12. Minerals and Energy; 13. Urban Environmental Management; 14. Endangered Species and Protected Areas; PART E ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CHALLENGE REVISITED; 15. Making It Happen; Appendix: Conservation Organizations; Glossary; References; Index