Resources, society and environmental management / Gareth Jones and Graham Hollier

Author:: Jones, Gareth A., 1964-
Published:: London, [England] : Paul Chapman Pub., [1997]
Copyright Date:: ©1997
Physical Description:: xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Hollier, Graham P.

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RESOURCES AND RESOURCE FUTURES: What is a resource? -- A resource categorization -- Reserves -- The futures debate -- The factors mitigating scarcity -- POLITICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Our changing perception of resource availability -- A history of political concern with environmental issues -- The environment as a political issue -- Evolution of political interest in environmental issues: the UK experienc -- Green politics -- The role of pressure groups -- Non-government organizations (NGOs) -- The issue-attention cycle -- Quality of life and the environment -- NATURAL HAZARDS: When does a natural event become a hazard? -- Is our planet becoming more hazard prone? -- Minimizing the effects of hazards -- A review of some major natural hazards -- Coming to terms with hazards -- POPULATION: The world's population and its distribution -- The dynamic components of population growth -- Patterns of mortality -- Patterns of fertility -- Demographic transition theory -- World population projections -- Population and resources -- FOOD RESOURCES: Patterns of food consumption -- The geography of food production -- Increasing food output -- Extending the area of agricultural land -- Increasing the productivity of existing farmland -- ENERGY: A classification of energy resources -- Patterns of energy consumption -- Patterns of energy production -- Energy and the environment -- Management issues -- and NON-FUEL COMMODITIES: Patterns of commodity demand -- Patterns of commodity supply -- Long-term commodity price trends -- The control and ownership of mining operations -- Mining and the environment -- WATER: Where is the water? -- The role of water on planet Earth -- The distribution of water -- The hydrological cycle -- Water availability -- Different uses for water -- Water management policies -- The future water supply strategy for England and Wales -- Conservation of water -- Solving the world water shortage -- MARINE RESOURCES: Physical properties of oceans -- Currents and tidal movements -- The influence of oceans on weather and climate -- Chemical properties of the oceans -- Life in the oceans -- Human use of the oceans -- Marine pollution -- Future management of the oceans -- FOREST RESOURCES: Consumption of the forest -- The origin of trees -- Forest communities -- Forest productivity -- Forests as climax communities -- The role of forests in the world ecosystem -- Deforestation -- Afforestation -- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Contrasting views on use of resources -- The biosphere as the total resource base -- Who is responsible for managing the resource base? -- Environment and resource management -- Management potential -- Methods of resource management -- International co-operation -- Auditing the management of resource use and environmental standards.

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1853962341

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-363) and index.

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