
Europe
A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
ABC-CLIO (Publisher)
Published on 13. August 2003
Book
Hardback
261 pages
978-1-57607-686-6 (ISBN)
Description
A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's most densely populated continent-Europe.
Europe, one of six titles in The World's Environments series, tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the continent's environmental past, its complicated present, and its uncertain future.
Europe looks at the catastrophes-in January 2000, a massive spill of cyanide and heavy metals from a gold mining operation in Romania destroyed all biological life in the Tisza, Hungary's second biggest river. The poisons traveled 1,000 kilometers through Hungary and Yugoslavia, where they wreaked havoc on the Danube. It also examines the progress-European society has shown a greater interest in renewable energy technologies than most other industrialized regions in the last 30 years. Serving as both a blueprint for the future, as well as a roadmap of the past, this book offers a gripping look at Europe's ecological history.
Interesting sidebar articles, tables and figures, and photographs
Overview maps of the continent and a listing of environment-related organizations on the Internet
Europe, one of six titles in The World's Environments series, tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the continent's environmental past, its complicated present, and its uncertain future.
Europe looks at the catastrophes-in January 2000, a massive spill of cyanide and heavy metals from a gold mining operation in Romania destroyed all biological life in the Tisza, Hungary's second biggest river. The poisons traveled 1,000 kilometers through Hungary and Yugoslavia, where they wreaked havoc on the Danube. It also examines the progress-European society has shown a greater interest in renewable energy technologies than most other industrialized regions in the last 30 years. Serving as both a blueprint for the future, as well as a roadmap of the past, this book offers a gripping look at Europe's ecological history.
Interesting sidebar articles, tables and figures, and photographs
Overview maps of the continent and a listing of environment-related organizations on the Internet
Reviews / Votes
"[E]xcellent source for students needing materials for in-depth research." - School Library Journal "Recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries." - American Reference Books AnnualMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Twelfth Grade
Illustrations
22 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
571 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57607-686-6 (9781576076866)
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08/2003
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Persons
Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom are professional writers. Their published works include all six volumes in ABC-CLIO's World Environments series.