02759nam 2200637 a 450 991046292700332120200520144314.01-4422-2149-60-7425-5659-X(CKB)2670000000387264(EBL)1246204(OCoLC)852159144(SSID)ssj0000916854(PQKBManifestationID)12393315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916854(PQKBWorkID)10877559(PQKB)10513454(MiAaPQ)EBC1246204(Au-PeEL)EBL1246204(CaPaEBR)ebr10728099(CaONFJC)MIL502554(EXLCZ)99267000000038726420130710d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalization and the environment[electronic resource]Peter Christoff and Robyn EckersleyLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Pub.c20131 online resource (269 p.)GlobalizationDescription based upon print version of record.1-299-71303-3 0-7425-5658-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. A World Fit for Us All; Chapter 2. A Short History of Globalization and the Environment; Chapter 3. An Overheated Planet; Chapter 4. Remaking Nature: Biodiversity in Peril; Chapter 5. Governing the Planet; Notes; Suggested Reading; Index; About the AuthorsThis book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley disentangle and clarify the relationship between the processes of modernization, globalization, and global environmental change. Through a rich set of case studies, including a special focus on the challenging global problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, this powerful book will help readers grasp the systemic causes of global environmental degradation as well Globalization (Lanham, Md.)Global environmental changeClimatic changesEnvironmental protectionElectronic books.Global environmental change.Climatic changes.Environmental protection.363.7Christoff Peter274966Eckersley Robyn1958-985693MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462927003321Globalization and the environment2253020UNINA