Publisher's Synopsis
This text covers both the science and ethics of global issues as well as the management of regional and local resource issues. Key topics covered include: evaluation of environmental impacts; biodiversity; ecosystem management; climate warming; pollution; risk assessment and energy conservation. It includes an up-to-date survey of key developments in global environmental policies and the new areas of environmental ethics and economics and aims to give a broad perspective on applies environmental sciences.;The book provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to environmental science and its use in creating an effective approach to management in various forms. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental management and includes contributions from authors with backgrounds in geography, geology, chemistry and biology.;For 1st and 2nd year undergraduates, this text is designed for those taking courses in geography, environmental science, environmental biology and environmental chemistry.
