03984nam 22005654a 450 991081173510332120200520144314.01-280-03695-80-203-64744-00-203-68829-51-283-71363-21-134-49298-7(CKB)2550000000708188(EBL)200091(OCoLC)228309017(MiAaPQ)EBC200091(MiAaPQ)EBC5292556(PPN)158239970(EXLCZ)99255000000070818820030723d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExploring environmental issues an integrated approach /David D. Kemp1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20041 online resource (xvii, 444 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-26863-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-432) and index.1. The environment and the history of environmental concerns -- The environment and its components -- Society and environment -- The environmental movement -- Environmental issues and the environmental movement in the twentieth century -- Summary and conclusion -- 2. The physical environment -- Lithosphere -- Atmosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Summary and conclusion -- 3. The biosphere : the living environment -- Soil -- Plants and animals in the biosphere -- Ecosystems and biomes -- Summary and conclusion -- 4. Demography and world population growth -- Population ecology -- The earth's human population -- Stages of world population growth -- The demographic transition and the environment -- World population growth and trends -- Summary and conclusion -- 5. Society, resources, technology and the environment -- Resources -- Conservation, preservation and sustainability -- The role of technology -- Summary and conclusion -- 6. Human use of the land and its environmental consequences -- Threats to the land resource -- Pressure on land : resource extraction and depletion -- Pressure on land : infrastructure and waste disposal -- Summary and conclusion -- 7. Threats to wildlife and plants -- Wilderness -- Habitat destruction -- Loss of biodiversity -- Summary and conclusion -- 8. Threats to the availability and quality of water -- Water use -- Water availability -- Water quality -- Water pollution : sources, impacts and solutions -- Pollution in the oceans -- Summary and conclusion -- 9. Drought, famine and desertification -- Drought -- Famine -- Desertification -- Summary and conclusion -- 10. Air pollution and acid rain -- The constituents of the atmosphere and air pollution -- Urban air pollution -- Acid precipitation -- Summary and conclusion -- 11. Ozone depletion and global warming -- Ozone depletion -- Global warming -- Summary and conclusion -- 12. Problems, prospects and solutions -- Current perceptions of the state of the environment -- Business as usual, adaptation or prevention? -- International cooperation -- Is sustainable development the answer?This book provides a key to understanding our potential environmental crisis: the concise, introductory text presents a review of current issues using a geographical approach that stresses the interrelationships between environment and societies.Environmental degradationNatureEffect of human beings onHuman ecologyEnvironmental degradation.NatureEffect of human beings on.Human ecology.363.743.47bclKemp David D.1943-910715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811735103321Exploring environmental issues3990273UNINA