Global environmental issues /

• Other Authors: Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Environmental monitoring.; Environmental policy.; Environmental sciences.; Environmental protection.; Environmental Studies.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.; SCIENCE > Environmental Science.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781119950998; 1119950996; 9781119950981; 1119950988; 0470684690; 0470684704; 9780470684696; 9780470684702
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119950981

Global Environmental Issues, second edition builds on the popularity of the first edition, viewing global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes, influenced by a range of actors with differing priorities. The book recognises that science underpins much of what happens in society and therefore it is important to be able to interpret the environmental and social consequences of scientific developments. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book illustrates how socio-economic and political factors determine why and how people use land, resources and.