People and Environment by Gareth Jones

People and Environment by Gareth Jones

People and Physical Environment, A Global Approach provides an introduction to the main areas of environmental concern for geographers, environmental scientists and planners at the beginning of the twenty-first century. These include: Pollution of the atmosphere and its impact on our climate; The exploitation of the oceans; Management and supply of fresh water; Degradation of the land, and Biodiversity, and the need to maintain genetic diversity. The book argues that our knowledge and understanding of the environment is now so great that we can predict with considerable accuracy where the skills of science and technology need to be focussed in order to prevent severe environmental damage from occurring. Achieving successful management of the environment has become dependent upon active participation of a society prepared to pay for a high quality of life and the willingness of our elected politicians to legislate and enforce the very highest standards of environmental management. This book will be essential reading for students of geography, environmental studies/science and land use planners and will also contribute valuable information for climatology, biogeography, hydrology, land economy and forestry students.

'a UK provenance but global in outlook'

'student-friendly, clearly written and logically structured'

'contemporary in approach and content and informed by international literature'

'first-hand observations from a variety of countries and cultures'

Chris Park, Lancaster University, Times Educational Supplement January 2005

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ISBN 13	9780582414129
ISBN 10	0582414121
Title	People and Environment
Author	Gareth Jones
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2003-12-17
Number of pages	300
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