LEADER 04634nam 2200661 450 001 9910460940003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-119-07361-8 010 $a1-119-01420-4 010 $a1-119-01421-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000515180 035 $a(EBL)4187364 035 $a(DLC) 2015046282 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4187364 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000065514 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4187364 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11128388 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL875113 035 $a(OCoLC)935249075 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000515180 100 $a20160105h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aGlobal issues $ean introduction /$fKristen A. Hite, John L. Seitz 205 $aFifth edition. 210 1$aChichester, England :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (390 p.) 300 $aRevised edition of Global issues, 2008. 311 $a1-118-96885-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aFacebook 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 Aid 327 $aA 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 Plans 327 $aThe 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; Notes 327 $aFurther 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 Student 327 $aFor 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 330 $a"Offers a dynamic and accessible narrative with many student-friendly features, such as chapter boxes, a glossary of terms, guides to further reading, media and Internet resources"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aEconomic history$y1945- 607 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy 607 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aEconomic history 676 $a338.9 686 $aPOL033000$2bisacsh 700 $aHite$b Kristen A.$0882337 702 $aSeitz$b John L. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460940003321 996 $aGlobal issues$91970775 997 $aUNINA