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020			_a041526863X (hbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0415268648 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm52766147
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050	0	0	_aGE140 _b.K48 2004
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100	1		_aKemp, David D., _d1943-
245	1	0	_aExploring environmental issues : _ban integrated approach / _cDavid D. Kemp.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2004.
300			_axvii, 444 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 420-432) and index.
505	0		_a1. The environment and the history of environmental concerns -- The environment and its components -- Society and environment -- The environmental movement -- Environmental issues and the environmental movement in the twentieth century -- Summary and conclusion -- 2. The physical environment -- Lithosphere -- Atmosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Summary and conclusion -- 3. The biosphere : the living environment -- Soil -- Plants and animals in the biosphere -- Ecosystems and biomes -- Summary and conclusion -- 4. Demography and world population growth -- Population ecology -- The earth's human population -- Stages of world population growth -- The demographic transition and the environment -- World population growth and trends -- Summary and conclusion -- 5. Society, resources, technology and the environment -- Resources -- Conservation, preservation and sustainability -- The role of technology -- Summary and conclusion -- 6. Human use of the land and its environmental consequences -- Threats to the land resource -- Pressure on land : resource extraction and depletion -- Pressure on land : infrastructure and waste disposal -- Summary and conclusion -- 7. Threats to wildlife and plants -- Wilderness -- Habitat destruction -- Loss of biodiversity -- Summary and conclusion -- 8. Threats to the availability and quality of water -- Water use -- Water availability -- Water quality -- Water pollution : sources, impacts and solutions -- Pollution in the oceans -- Summary and conclusion -- 9. Drought, famine and desertification -- Drought -- Famine -- Desertification -- Summary and conclusion -- 10. Air pollution and acid rain -- The constituents of the atmosphere and air pollution -- Urban air pollution -- Acid precipitation -- Summary and conclusion -- 11. Ozone depletion and global warming -- Ozone depletion -- Global warming -- Summary and conclusion -- 12. Problems, prospects and solutions -- Current perceptions of the state of the environment -- Business as usual, adaptation or prevention? -- International cooperation -- Is sustainable development the answer?
650		0	_aEnvironmental degradation.
650		0	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aHuman ecology.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003016631.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2003016631-d.html
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