The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues - Softcover

Middleton, Nick

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9780340809495: The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340809493 ISBN 13: 9780340809495

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2003

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'The Global Casino' is a compelling introduction to environmental issues which links the physical environment to its political, social and economic contexts. Case studies from around the globe are used to illustrate key environmental issues, from global warming and deforestation to natural hazards and soil erosion. The book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, including human actions and emphasises the potential for solutions. In line with contemporary international trends, a new emphasis is placed on the critical concept of sustainable development.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with the introduction of new illustrative material and up-to-the-minute case studies. Particularly useful new features for students include a chapter-by-chapter set of exercises, essay questions and topics for discussion, as well as an expanded glossary. The ever-popular lists of key readings and websites, again linked specifically to the content of each chapter, have been fully updated and expanded.
This textbook will be an essential course companion for students of the environment, geography and the earth sciences.

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Deals with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social structures in which environmental issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the author highlights the underlying cause behind our planet's problems, the human actions that have made them issues and the hopes for solutions. Coverage includes acid rain, climate change, deforestation, threatened species, waste management and warfare. Features over 200 figures, photographs and tables.

About the Author:

Nick Middleton is a Fellow and Lecturer in Physical Geography at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, UK. He has starred in the television series 'Going to Extremes' and has written a book of the same title, as well as being the author of several successful travel books such as 'Travels as a Brussels Scout' and 'Ice Tea and Elvis: A Saunter through the Southern States'.

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