The global casino : an introduction to environmental issues /
Nick Middleton.
- 3rd ed.
- London : New York : Arnold ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press, 2003.
- xi, 435 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes 4th ed.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [398]-423) and index.
The physical environment -- The human environment -- Sustainable development -- Tropical deforestation -- Desertification -- Oceans -- Coastal problems -- Rivers, lakes, and wetlands -- Big dams -- Urban environments -- Climatic change -- Acid rain -- Food production -- Soil erosion -- Biodiversity loss -- Transport -- Waste management -- Energy production -- Mining -- War -- Natural hazards -- Conclusions.
0340809493 : (pb)
2004271618
Human ecology. Environmental policy. Environmentalism.