9781444146622-1444146629-The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues

The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues

ISBN-13: 9781444146622
ISBN-10: 1444146629
Edition: 5
Author: Nick Middleton
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 640 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781444146622
ISBN-10: 1444146629
Edition: 5
Author: Nick Middleton
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 640 pages

Summary

The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues (ISBN-13: 9781444146622 and ISBN-10: 1444146629), written by authors Nick Middleton, was published by Routledge in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Biological Sciences (Geography, Earth Sciences, Conservation, Nature & Ecology, Human Geography, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Biological Sciences books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.4.

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The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions. It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways in which the natural environment impacts human society.

The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated throughout, with new case studies, figures, and online resources such as downloadable figures and tables from the text and multiple choice questions for students, accessible at: www.routledge.com/cw/middleton. New topics covered in extended boxed case studies include payment for environmental services, ocean acidification, biofuels in Brazil, waste reduction through industrial symbiosis, and the long-term impact of natural disasters on vulnerable groups. Other approaches and concepts covered for the first time in this new edition include traditional ecological knowledge, environmental justice, the ‘resource curse’, and urban biodiversity. Eighteen chapters on key issues follow three initial chapters which outline the background contexts of the physical and human environments and the concept of sustainable development. Each chapter provides historical context for key issues, outlines why they have arisen, and highlights areas of controversy and uncertainty to appraise how issues can be resolved both technically and in political and economic frameworks. Each chapter also contains an updated critical guide to further reading and websites, as well as discussion points and essay questions. The text can be read in its entirety or individual chapters adopted as standalone reading.

The Global Casino is an essential resource for students of the environment, geography, earth sciences and development studies. It provides comprehensive and inspirational coverage of all the major global environmental issues of the day in a style that is clear and critical.

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