Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective - Softcover

Anne Nadakavukaren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577664027 ISBN 13: 9781577664024

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Human beings may be the dominant form of life on Earth today, but our health, well-being, and, indeed, survival are dependent on the health and integrity of the environment in which we live. Anne Nadakavukaren explores and clarifies this web of interdependency and interrelationships with uncommon insight into the functioning of the natural environment and the impact of human activities. She provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the major environmental issues facing the world today within a dual framework of ecological concerns combined with specific issues of personal and community health. With the same clear, compelling writing that has made this text a perennial favorite among students and faculty alike, the author imparts to readers a sense of how today’s environmental issues affect their own lives. Moreover, Our Global Environment provides the understanding they need to participate in the decision-making processes that will influence health and environmental quality in the decades ahead. The Sixth Edition has been extensively updated and incorporates new issues of concern, including nuclear terrorism, genetically modified crop plants, mad cow disease, the obesity epidemic, and many others. Moreover, the text reviews the latest developments in international efforts to negotiate binding treaties on issues of global concern, such as climate change, ozone-layer depletion, and tobacco use, and incorporates numerous examples of environmental problems and solutions from other nations. Abundant photos and illustrations illuminate the discussion and also help clarify information and identify trends. The text contains 72 boxed features within chapters that highlight relevant, current, and illustrative issues and examples. These include: Tourism: Environmental Boon or Bane?, Seeking Greener Pastures: International Migration, The "Urban Penalty," Population Pressures Spur Mideast Tension, The Perils of Pregnancy, Supersized America: The Other Face of Malnutrition, Eco-Certification of Coffee, Slaughter in the Jungle, International Initiative to Fight Tobacco, Deadly Dust, The Dark Side of Beautiful Blossoms, International Initiative to Fight Tobacco, Beware of Mad Cows, "Loose Nukes" and "Dirty Bombs," Brown Cloud Over Asia, Watch Where You Swim: Recreational Water Illnesses May Be Lurking, and Plants vs. Pollution.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Cooper-Alley, Air Pollution Control: A Design Approach, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577666783) and Cooper et al., Foundations of Environmental Engineering (ISBN 9781577660484).

Review:

"This remarkably readable and well-edited text focuses on concrete examples of the changing field. The student and instructional materials were well developed. This would complement my undergraduate or graduate seminar." --Edwin Tjoe, Stony Brook University

"An excellent, comprehensive look at environmental health using examples that are relevant to students' daily lives. I really enjoy the global perspective." --Mellissa Withers, California State University, Los Angeles

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1577664027
• ISBN 13: 9781577664024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 616