| Descript |
285p., 246 x 189mm, Index, paperback |
| Note |
This text on environmental resources examines the political economy of environmental resources; environmental resources in space and time; land resources for food production, forests, biodiversity; energy, mineral and water resources; and enviromental wealth and limits to growth. |
| Contents |
Chapter I Introductory concepts: Resource definitions - material or functional?; Creation and destruction of resources; Culture and resources; Environmental attitudes and resources; Types of environmental resources; Resource scarcity; Sustainability. Chapter 2 The political economy of environmental resources: Economics and environmental resources; Economic systems; Reasons for government intervention; Economics and environmental resources: key issues; Sustainability; The ownership and control of resources; Regime performance. Chapter 3 Environmental resources in space and time: Spatial characteristics of environmental resources; The spatial expansion of resource use; Temporal cycles of resource use; Environmental movements; Environmental change and environmental resources. Chapter 4 The land resource: food production: Biological production and human impact; Malthus; Recent trends in population and food production; Hunger: increasing or diminishing?; A crisis in agriculture?; Government intervention; Trade and aid; Trends in food production; Recent trends and the question of carrying a capacity. Chapter 5 The land resource - forests: Introduction; The extent of the resource base; Why is the forest area changing?; Forest resource regimes; The use of the forest resource; Forest resource use: environmental implications. Chapter 6 The land resource: biodiversity, protected areas and environmental conservation: Introduction; Biodiversity trends; The protection of wildlife and biodiversity; International conventions and agreements; Limitations of species and habitat protection. Chapter 7 Energy resources: Sources of energy; Energy consumption and economic development; Energy resources, reserves and scarcity; The nuclear option; Location, mobility and energy resources; Energy policy; Energy efficiency; Energy, consumption and environmental externalities. Chapter 8 Mineral resources: Scarcity and abundance; Finding mineral resources; Exploiting mineral resources; Mineral resources and international relations; Impacts and mining. Chapter 9 Water resources: Water supply and demand; Water quality; Water management. Chapter 10 Ocean resources: Ownership of the oceans; Fisheries resources; Offshore oil and gas resources; Marine mineral resources. Chapter 11 Environmental wealth and limits to growth: Environmental resources and economic development; Resource shortages and limits to growth; Population and technology; Population and carrying capacity. Chapter 12 Transition to sustainability?: The origins of sustainability; The meaning of sustainability; Progress of "sustainability"; Markets and ethics; A sustainability revolution?. |
| Subject |
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
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| Alt Author |
Chapman, Keith
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| ISBN |
0582101689 |
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