Techniques & Strategies in Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental Science - General & Miscellaneous, Environmental Economics, Economic Development, Human Ecology
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Overview
Presents a wide variety of both the physical and social processes which affect the environment. Divided into three sections beginning with the existing frameworks for examining people/environment relationships. The second part covers global issues, including a chapter on the environmental and cultural changes of the last 2-3 million years. Also discusses climatic change, deforestation, marine pollution as well as current and future patterns of energy production and consumption. Concludes with local environmental impacts of resource use and misuse such as industry and fossil fuel energy consumption, wetland destruction, eutrophication, desertification and more.Book Details
Published
May 18, 1992
Publisher
Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
Pages
366
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780471933267