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Autore: | Kemp David D. <1943-> |
Titolo: | Global environmental issues : a climatological approach / / David D. Kemp |
Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994 |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.7 |
Soggetto topico: | Environmental policy |
Climatology - Environmental aspects | |
Social ecology | |
Atmospheric physics | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-216) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; SETTING THE SCENE; THE ATMOSPHERE; DROUGHT, FAMINE AND DESERTIFICATION; ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC TURBIDITY; THE THREAT TO THE OZONE LAYER; THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING; PRESENT PROBLEMS, FUTURE PROSPECTS; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a balanced account of the global environmental issues which threaten our society and which we neglect at our peril. Analysing both social and environmental components of the issues - global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain and drought - the book offers a valuable integrative approach and a detailed analysis of environmental issues in a clear, non-technical manner.Emphasising the climatological dimension common to all environmental issues, Global Environmental Issues recognises the multi-faceted nature of the issues, their common causes and the p |
Titolo autorizzato: | Global environmental issues |
ISBN: | 1-134-85060-3 |
1-138-42448-X | |
1-134-85061-1 | |
1-280-20402-8 | |
0-203-42530-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910222242203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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