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The Global Casino - An Introduction to Environmental Issues (Paperback, 5th New edition)
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The Global Casino - An Introduction to Environmental Issues (Paperback, 5th New edition)
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The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which
deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the
political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues
occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights
the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human
actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions.
It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways
in which the natural environment impacts human society. The fifth
edition has been fully revised and updated throughout, with new
case studies, figures, and online resources such as downloadable
figures and tables from the text and multiple choice questions for
students, accessible at: www.routledge.com/cw/middleton. New topics
covered in extended boxed case studies include payment for
environmental services, ocean acidification, biofuels in Brazil,
waste reduction through industrial symbiosis, and the long-term
impact of natural disasters on vulnerable groups. Other approaches
and concepts covered for the first time in this new edition include
traditional ecological knowledge, environmental justice, the
`resource curse', and urban biodiversity. Eighteen chapters on key
issues follow three initial chapters which outline the background
contexts of the physical and human environments and the concept of
sustainable development. Each chapter provides historical context
for key issues, outlines why they have arisen, and highlights areas
of controversy and uncertainty to appraise how issues can be
resolved both technically and in political and economic frameworks.
Each chapter also contains an updated critical guide to further
reading and websites, as well as discussion points and essay
questions. The text can be read in its entirety or individual
chapters adopted as standalone reading. The Global Casino is an
essential resource for students of the environment, geography,
earth sciences and development studies. It provides comprehensive
and inspirational coverage of all the major global environmental
issues of the day in a style that is clear and critical.
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