04634nam 2200661 450 991046094000332120200520144314.01-119-07361-81-119-01420-41-119-01421-2(CKB)3710000000515180(EBL)4187364(DLC) 2015046282(MiAaPQ)EBC4187364(JP-MeL)3000065514(Au-PeEL)EBL4187364(CaPaEBR)ebr11128388(CaONFJC)MIL875113(OCoLC)935249075(EXLCZ)99371000000051518020160105h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierGlobal issues an introduction /Kristen A. Hite, John L. SeitzFifth edition.Chichester, England :Wiley Blackwell,2016.©20161 online resource (390 p.)Revised edition of Global issues, 2008.1-118-96885-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Facebook page; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; The Creation of Global Issues; Developing toward What?; Notes; Chapter 1 Population; The Changing Population of the World; Causes of the Population Explosion; How Population Growth Affects Development; How Development Affects Population Growth; Governmental Population Policies; The Future; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Wealth and Poverty; Wave of Hope: The Millennium Development Goals; A Pessimistic View: The Persistence of Poverty; Development Assistance and Foreign AidA Market ApproachThe State as Economic Actor; A Blended Approach; Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty; Globalization; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Food; World Food Production; How Many Are Hungry?; Causes of World Hunger; How Food Affects Development; How Development Affects Food; The "Green" Revolution; Governmental Food Policies; Future Food Supplies; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Energy; The Energy-Climate Crisis; Government Responses to the Energy-Climate Crisis; The Effect of the Energy-Climate Crisis on Countries' Development PlansThe Relationship between Energy Use and DevelopmentThe Energy Transition; Nuclear Power: A Case Study; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 5 Climate Change; The Evidence and Impacts; Uncertainties; What Is Being Done at Present?; What More Can Be Done?; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 6 The Environment: Part I; The Awakening; The Air; The Water; The Land; The Extinction of Species; The Extinction of Cultures; Notes; Chapter 7 The Environment: Part II; The Workplace and the Home; Managing Waste; Responsible Use; Environmental Politics; Overdevelopment; Conclusions; NotesFurther ReadingChapter 8 Technology; Benefits of Technology; Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology; Inappropriate Uses of Technology; Limits to the "Technological Fix"; War; The Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Case Study; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter 9 Alternative Futures; Development Pathways: Evaluating Our Current Situation; Current Outlook: Business as Usual; Collapse and Sustainable Development; Choices; Governance: Deciding How to Act on the Choices We Make; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Appendix 1 Studying and Teaching Global Issues; For the StudentFor the TeacherNotes; Appendix 2 Relevant Videos; Appendix 3 Relevant Internet Websites; Appendix 4 The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Glossary; Index; EULA"Offers a dynamic and accessible narrative with many student-friendly features, such as chapter boxes, a glossary of terms, guides to further reading, media and Internet resources"--Provided by publisher.Economic developmentEconomic history1945-Developing countriesEconomic policyDeveloping countriesEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Economic development.Economic history338.9POL033000bisacshHite Kristen A.882337Seitz John L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460940003321Global issues1970775UNINA