Global environmental issues : a climatological approach / / David D. Kemp

• Autore: Kemp David D. <1943->
• 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