Understanding Environmental Issues
1st Edition
Published on 24. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
190 pages
978-0-470-84998-9 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding Environmental Issues asks 'What is meant by the term "environment"?', 'Why are environmental questions so pressing?' and 'How can we make sense of environmental issues?' The book begins with an investigation of an estuary and touches upon the issues of sea-level change, over-fishing, nuclear waste disposal, and management of biodiversity. Subsequent chapters take the topic of species extinction to introduce the concepts of time/space, values/power/action, and risk/uncertainty.
Part of the OU-Wiley Environment Series
Part of the OU-Wiley Environment Series
Reviews / Votes
"...great value for money...skilfully and successfully woven together relevant interdisciplinary strands...heartily recommend purchase..." (The Holocene, Vol 14(4), 2004) " both thoughtful and thought provoking, providing theoretical debates and empirical case study material " (Progress in Physical Geography, Vol 28, No.4, 2004)More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), col. maps
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-84998-9 (9780470849989)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introducing environmental issues: the environment of an estuary (Andrew Blowers and Sandy Smith).
Are too many species going extinct? Environmental change in time and space (Joanna Freeland).
Who cares? Values, power and action in environmental contests (Steve Hinchliffe and Chris Belshaw).
What to do? How risk and uncertainty affect environmental responses (Nick Bingham and Roger Blackmore).
Are too many species going extinct? Environmental change in time and space (Joanna Freeland).
Who cares? Values, power and action in environmental contests (Steve Hinchliffe and Chris Belshaw).
What to do? How risk and uncertainty affect environmental responses (Nick Bingham and Roger Blackmore).