Exploring environmental issues: an integrated approach

David D Kemp,NetLibrary, Inc.0203647440, 9780203647448

Table of contents :
Book Cover……Page 1
Title……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
Acknowledgements……Page 11
List of abbreviations……Page 13
Introduction……Page 16
The environment and the history of environmental concerns……Page 20
The physical environment……Page 43
The biosphere: the living environment……Page 82
Demography and world population growth……Page 126
Society, resources, technology and the environment……Page 157
Human use of the land and its environmental consequences……Page 196
Threats to wildlife and plants……Page 235
Threats to the availability and quality of water……Page 274
Drought, famine and desertification……Page 314
Air pollution and acid rain……Page 339
Ozone depletion and global warming……Page 378
Problems, prospects and solutions……Page 417
Glossary……Page 426
References……Page 439
Index……Page 452