Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective 7th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1577666860
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1577666868
• Author: Anne Nadakavukaren

The crucial interdependence between humans and their environment is explored and illuminated in this revealing overview of the major environmental issues facing society in the twenty-first century. With attention to detail and cogent language, the author describes how human health and well-being are inextricably bound up in the web of interrelationships that characterize life on this planet. The presentation combines an overall ecological concern with specific elements related to personal and community health, giving readers a clear sense of how today’s environmental issues directly impact their own lives.

New to the seventh edition is a chapter on clean energy alternatives that evaluates the long-term potential of the most promising renewable energy technologies as well as short-term strategies to increase energy efficiency. The discussion of global climate change has been significantly updated to reflect the latest assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with regard to evidence of global warming, mitigation strategies, and adaptation measures, as well as an up-to-date summary of ongoing international efforts to negotiate binding treaties that would produce meaningful reductions in greenhouse gases.

Table contents:

1. People, progress, and nature
2. Ecological principles
3. Population dynamics
4. Population control
5. The people-food predicament
6. Impacts of growth on ecosystems
7. Our toxic environment
8. Environmental disease
9. Toxic substances
10. Pests and pesticides
11. Food quality
12. Radiation
13. Environmental degradation
14. The atmosphere
15. Air pollution
16. Noise pollution
17. Water resources
18. Water pollution
19. Solid and hazardous wastes