Environmental Geography : People and the Environment /: People and the Environment. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Environmental Geography : People and the Environment /: People and the Environment. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Environmental Geography : People and the Environment
- Further Information:
- Note: Leslie A. Duram.
- Authors:
- Duram, Leslie A
- Contents:
- IntroductionSECTION 1Introduction: How Humans Affect the EnvironmentCase Studies1. Cars Rule—American Dependence on the Automobile2. Great Barrier Reef—Human Activities Endanger Coral Reefs3. Dead Zones—The Gulf of Mexico4. Great Pacific Garbage Patch5. Nigeria's Oil Causes Human Rights Abuses and Environmental DegradationKey ConceptsAgricultureFood MilesAir PollutionAnimal AgricultureBiodiversity LossAgrobiodiversity LossClimate ChangeClimate Change PoliciesDeforestationEndangered SpeciesEnergyCorn Ethanol from Mining the SoilE-wasteFrackingGenetically Modified CropsHazardous WasteBrownfield SitesMiningOverfishingSolid Waste (Garbage!)SuperfundTechnology: Innovation and ConsequencesAssembly Line ManufacturingUrbanizationWater PollutionWater ScarcitySECTION 2Introduction: How the Environment Affects HumansCase Studies6. Climate Change Is Occurring—Regardless of Politics7. Climate Refugees—Island Nations Disappear Because of Rising Seas8. Endangered Snow Leopard in Afghanistan—Local Efforts to Promote Conservation9. The Power of Hurricane Katrina (2005)—Evacuation and the Aftermath10. The 2004 South Asian Tsunami Natural DisasterKey ConceptsAdaptationAnthropoceneSmall-Scale Solar Power in AfricaDroughtEarthquakeEcosystem ServicesEcotourismFloodGlobal North and Global SouthEnvironmental CrimeHabitat and WildlifeHuman Modification of EcosystemsGlobal Environmental AgreementsHuman PopulationHurricaneMitigationU.S. Global Change Research ProgramNatural HazardsParks and UrbanIntroductionSECTION 1Introduction: How Humans Affect the EnvironmentCase Studies1. Cars Rule—American Dependence on the Automobile2. Great Barrier Reef—Human Activities Endanger Coral Reefs3. Dead Zones—The Gulf of Mexico4. Great Pacific Garbage Patch5. Nigeria's Oil Causes Human Rights Abuses and Environmental DegradationKey ConceptsAgricultureFood MilesAir PollutionAnimal AgricultureBiodiversity LossAgrobiodiversity LossClimate ChangeClimate Change PoliciesDeforestationEndangered SpeciesEnergyCorn Ethanol from Mining the SoilE-wasteFrackingGenetically Modified CropsHazardous WasteBrownfield SitesMiningOverfishingSolid Waste (Garbage!)SuperfundTechnology: Innovation and ConsequencesAssembly Line ManufacturingUrbanizationWater PollutionWater ScarcitySECTION 2Introduction: How the Environment Affects HumansCase Studies6. Climate Change Is Occurring—Regardless of Politics7. Climate Refugees—Island Nations Disappear Because of Rising Seas8. Endangered Snow Leopard in Afghanistan—Local Efforts to Promote Conservation9. The Power of Hurricane Katrina (2005)—Evacuation and the Aftermath10. The 2004 South Asian Tsunami Natural DisasterKey ConceptsAdaptationAnthropoceneSmall-Scale Solar Power in AfricaDroughtEarthquakeEcosystem ServicesEcotourismFloodGlobal North and Global SouthEnvironmental CrimeHabitat and WildlifeHuman Modification of EcosystemsGlobal Environmental AgreementsHuman PopulationHurricaneMitigationU.S. Global Change Research ProgramNatural HazardsParks and Urban Green SpaceHappiness and SustainabilityProtected Areas and National ParksTornadoVolcanoWildfireSECTION 3Introduction: Sustainable Management of Natural ResourcesCase Studies11. China's Bold Steps toward Renewable Energy—Better Late than Never12. Citizen Science—Helping Scientists Understand Migratory Birds13. Costa Rica's Peace with Nature: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Sustainability14. Denmark's Achievements in Organic Agriculture15. Great Green Wall of AfricaKey ConceptsAlternative AgricultureAssessments and "Footprints"CompostingZero-Waste CommunitiesEarth DayElectric CarsEnvironmental JusticeProfessor Maathai and Kenya's Green Belt MovementEnvironmental Nongovernmental Organizations (ENGOs)Environmental PolicyGreen BuildingsGreen ConsumerismFleece Jackets from Recycled Bottles!Green Political PartyGreen TechnologyRecyclingZero-Waste HomeRenewable EnergySustainable CitiesSustainable DevelopmentAuroville, City of PeaceSustainable DietWater ConservationGlossaryBibliographySelected Books Related to Environmental GeographyIndex. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : ABC-CLIO
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (344 pages)
- Subjects:
- Social Science -- Human Geography
Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography
Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection
Science: general issues - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9798216080398
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781440856105
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.786179
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