Global environmental issues /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed.
• Θέματα: Environmental monitoring.; Environmental policy.; Environmental sciences.; Environmental protection.; Environmental Studies.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.; SCIENCE > Environmental Science.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations
• Βιβλιογραφία: 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.