The global casino : an introduction to environmental issues /
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| Author / Creator: | Middleton, Nick. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : E. Arnold ; New York : Copublished by Halsted Press, 1995. |
| Description: | x, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2476166 |
Table of Contents:
- What is the environment?
- Political and economic framework of the issues
- Deforestation
- Desertification
- Agriculture
- Soil erosion
- Threatened species
- Climate change
- Acid rainOceans
- Coastal problems
- Rivers and wetlands
- Big dams
- The urban environment
- Transport
- Waste disposal
- Energy
- Mining
- War
- Hazards and catastrophes
- Conservation and sustainable development
- Glossary of key terms
- Index
