
People and Environment
A Global Approach
Gareth Jones(Author)
Prentice-Hall (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-582-41412-9 (ISBN)
Description
People and Physical Environment, A Global Approach provides an introduction to the main areas of environmental concern for geographers, environmental scientists and planners at the beginning of the twenty-first century. These include:
Pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate;
The exploitation of the oceans;
Management and supply of fresh water;
Degradation of the land, and
Biodiversity, and the need to maintain genetic diversity.
The book argues that our knowledge and understanding of the environment is now so great that we can predict with considerable accuracy where the skills of science and technology need to be focussed in order to prevent severe environmental damage from occurring. Achieving successful management of the environment has become dependent upon active participation of a society prepared to pay for a high quality of life and the willingness of our elected politicians to legislate and enforce the very highest standards of environmental management. This book will be essential reading for students of geography, environmental studies/science and land use planners and will also contribute valuable information for climatology, biogeography, hydrology, land economy and forestry students.
Pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate;
The exploitation of the oceans;
Management and supply of fresh water;
Degradation of the land, and
Biodiversity, and the need to maintain genetic diversity.
The book argues that our knowledge and understanding of the environment is now so great that we can predict with considerable accuracy where the skills of science and technology need to be focussed in order to prevent severe environmental damage from occurring. Achieving successful management of the environment has become dependent upon active participation of a society prepared to pay for a high quality of life and the willingness of our elected politicians to legislate and enforce the very highest standards of environmental management. This book will be essential reading for students of geography, environmental studies/science and land use planners and will also contribute valuable information for climatology, biogeography, hydrology, land economy and forestry students.
Reviews / Votes
'a UK provenance but global in outlook''student-friendly, clearly written and logically structured'
'contemporary in approach and content and informed by international literature'
'first-hand observations from a variety of countries and cultures'
Chris Park, Lancaster University, Times Educational Supplement January 2005
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-41412-9 (9780582414129)
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Content
Chapter 1
The Environment
Chapter 2
Changing Perceptions of the Environment
Chapter 3
Politics and the Management of the Environment
Chapter 4
The Atmosphere and the Environment
Chapter 5
Environmental (Mis-)Management of Fresh Water
Chapter 6
Managing the Oceans
Chapter 7
Land Degradation
Chapter 8
Why Retain Biodiversity?
Chapter 9
Looking Forward to the Next 100 Years
The Environment
Chapter 2
Changing Perceptions of the Environment
Chapter 3
Politics and the Management of the Environment
Chapter 4
The Atmosphere and the Environment
Chapter 5
Environmental (Mis-)Management of Fresh Water
Chapter 6
Managing the Oceans
Chapter 7
Land Degradation
Chapter 8
Why Retain Biodiversity?
Chapter 9
Looking Forward to the Next 100 Years