An introduction to global environmental issues: 2nd
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kevin T Pickering; Lewis A Owen
- ناشر : London ; New York : Routledge,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1997
- شابک / ISBN : 9786610348657
Description
List of colour plates x List of black and white plates xiii List of figures xvii List of tables xxviii List of boxes xxxii Preface xxxv Acknowledgements xxxix 1 Introducing Earth 1 2 Climate change and past climates 58 3 Global atmospheric change 167 4 Acidic deposition 245 5 Water resources and pollution 296 6 Nuclear issues 359 7 Energy 403 8 Natural hazards 464 9 Human impact on the Earth’s surface and oceans 539 10 Managing the Earth 619 Appendix 1 International system of SI units 696 Appendix 2 Periodic table of chemical elements 697 Appendix 3 The economy and population of selected countries 701 Appendix 4 Excerpts from Agenda 21, Rio Earth Summit 1992 703 Bibliography 709 Glossary 745 Index 770
