Environment and Development Challenges. The Imperative to Act: The Blue Prize Laureates

Watson, Robert (Ed.) / Syukuro Manabe and Camilla Toulmin u.a. -

ISBN 10: 4130671200 / ISBN 13: 9784130671200

Published by Tokyo : University of Tokyo Presss, 2014

About this Item

Formateinband: Leinen mit Umschlag / gebundene Ausgabe XI, 284 S. (24 cm) 1st Edition; Sehr guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800 [Stichwörter: ].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environment and Development Challenges. The Imperative to Act: The Blue Prize Laureates
• Publisher: Tokyo : University of Tokyo Presss
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4130671200
• ISBN 13: 9784130671200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 800 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The Blue Planet Prize, awarded by the Asahi Glass Foundation, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious international honors for scientists and researchers in environmental studies. This book features contributions from recent award winners eager to add their voices to the global debate over contemporary environmental and sustainable-development issues. They also discuss the correlation among environmental degradation, poverty, and violence.

About the Author

Robert Watson is chief scientific advisor for the UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs and chair of environmental science and science director at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.