An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues: Instructor's Manual for 2r.e Book

"The writing is clear, the information content is high, and the topics are timely, but what is particularly impressive about this book is the way in which attention and interest are maintained... It is a book that should empower students by bringing them up-to-date with important research on critical issues and by helping them understand environmental issues in their appropriate social context." --Thom Meredith, McGill University An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues presents a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to the key environmental issues including those presently threatening our global environment. Offering an authoritative introduction to the key topics, a source of the latest environmental information, and an innovative stimulus for debate, this is an essential book for all those studying or concerned with global environmental issues. In this Second Edition, which has been extensively revised and rewritten, the most topical global environmental issues are brought more clearly into focus. Explanations of the evolution of the earth's natural systems (hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, ecosphere) provide the essential understanding of the scientific concepts, processes and historical background behind key environmental issues. High-frequency climate change is dealt with in considerable detail, together with an assessment of how global and regional climate change might affect the world's vegetation belts. The chapter on energy has been revised to include up-to-date energy projections and energy technologies, and various contrasting energy scenarios are examined. Contemporary socio-economic, cultural and political considerations are explored and important conceptual approaches such as the Gaian perspective are introduced. There is more emphasis on natural phenomena such as slope stability, volcanic and seismic hazards. Human impact and management of the natural environment, and concerns for maintaining biodiversity are emphasized with a new section on environmental impact assessment. Specific features for the Second Edition include: * New case studies drawn from across the world * Superb illustrations: over 130 new color and b/w plates; over 300 new diagrams * Extended and updated glossary of key terms, with key concepts highlighted throughout the text * Annotated guides to Further Reading * Chapter summaries and key points * New Instructor's Manual availableRead More