The amount of material published on environmental issues continues to grow, comprised of broad generalizations aimed at non-specialists in the field. This edition of Global Environmental Issues fills the gap between technical literature and general articles for popular reading. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, drought and acid rain–those which raise the greatest concern, and emphasizes both their societal and environmental components....

The entire history of the Earth has been one of change. Humans must learn to understand and adapt to these changes. This book identifies vital environmental issues and explores why they are important, how we place value on them, what the scientific basis for understanding them is, and how we might solve them. Environmental cases highlight important applications.

Organized into two main parts, the first on theory and the second on applications, the second edition of this popular anthology provides the most comprehensive set of readings available for environmental ethics and includes topic areas not covered in other anthologies. The text follows a dialogical pro/con format to present different and conflicting views on each topic and articles have been carefully selected for clarity and accessibility.

Environment, 2/e is a serious science text that is appealing and understandable to students from all disciplines. It takes a solutions-oriented approach to environmental problems by providing students with information and allowing them to make their own conclusions.

Aimed at environmental science courses, this book offers an integrated approach that emphasizes solutions. The book treats environmental science as an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from natural sciences such as biology, chemistry and geology, and social sciences such as economics, politics and ethics to present an idea of how nature works and how things are interconnected. The text uses basic scientific concepts to show how global, national and local environmental facts,...

This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to forensic science. It is comprehensive in that it covers the core topics throughout the process of doing forensic science: from collecting evidence at the crime scene; through the analysis of that evidence; through to the presentation of the scientific findings in court. Scientifically rigorous, the book is primarily aimed at undergraduates starting out on forensic science degree programmes or those taking a forensic science elective module....

Compiled by the “New Internationalist” editorial team, this is a reference work providing a comprehensive overview of the main ideas and issues in global development over the last 25 years. The book covers 624 different topics, reflecting the “New Internationalist” perspective on aid, development, the environment, economics, international politics, and international figures. Succinct summaries for each entry are supported by colour photographs, charts, graphs and illustrations....

Presents constructive conflict resolution strategies for handling difficult environmental disputes