Screen LibraryGlobal environmental issues
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Wiley,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 324 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0470845600 (alk. paper) 0470845619 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | X21 |
| CLC: |
X21 X |
| Call Number: | X/G562-1 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-306) and index. Human-environment interactions / Frances Harris -- A change in the weather? - coming to terms with climate change / Mike Hulme -- Understanding and adapting to sea-level change / Patrick D. Nunn -- Changing land cover / Doreen S. Boyd and Giles M. Foody -- Conserving biodiversity resources / Frances Harris -- Food production and supply / Guy M. Robinson and Frances Harris -- Meeting society's demand for energy / Nick Petford -- Managing urbanisation / Kenneth Lynch -- Coping with pollution : dealing with waste / Ros Taylor and Kathy Morrissey -- Sustainable development / Frances Harris. |