Environmental issues today : choices and challenges / Robert J. Duffy and Susan M. Opp, editors.

ISBN:

9781440859854

Title:

Author:

Duffy, Robert J., author.

Personal Author:

Duffy, Robert J., author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

Environmental law and policy in the United States / Private property rights and the environment in the United States / Environmental justice in the United States / Air quality in the United States / Water in the United States / Food supply in the United States / Outdoor recreation and tourism in the United States / Waste management in the United States / Climate change in the United States / Wildlife in the United States / Farming and ranching in the United States / Forests in the United States / Wilderness and protected areas in the United States / National parks in the United States / Smart growth and land-use planning in the United States / Coal in the United States / Natural gas in the United States / Oil in the United States / Nuclear power in the United States / Renewable energy in the United States

Environmental law and policy worldwide / Environmental justice worldwide / Air quality worldwide / Water worldwide / Food supply worldwide / Waste management worldwide / Climate change worldwide / The Arctic / Wildlife management worldwide / Farming and ranching worldwide / Forests worldwide / Oceans worldwide / Wilderness and protected areas worldwide / National parks worldwide / Smart growth and land-use planning worldwide / Coal worldwide / Natural gas worldwide / Oil worldwide / Nuclear energy worldwide / Renewable energy worldwide

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Subject Term:

Environmentalism.

Environmental policy.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on.

Environnementalisme.

Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale.

Êtres humains -- Influence sur la nature.

Environmental policy

Environmentalism

Nature -- Effect of human beings on

Added Author:

Opp, Susan M., 1979-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2678735

Publication Date:

2021

Publication Information:

Santa Barbara, California :

ABC-CLIO,

[2021]

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Summary

This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of the major environmental issues of the 21st century, with a special focus on current challenges, trends, and policy choices. This set provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and focused resource for understanding the nature and scope of environmental challenges facing the United States and the world in the 21st century, as well as options for meeting those challenges. Volume One covers environmental trends and challenges within the United States, while Volume Two illuminates environmental issues and choices around the world. Issues covered in both volumes include vital topics such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural resource and species protection, and agricultural/industrial impacts on the environment and public health. For all topics, the authors--scholars and experts hailing from a wide range of environmental and policy fields--detail a range of political, social, and economic options for the future and explain why the issue in question is important for society and people as well as the natural world.

Author Notes

Robert J. Duffy is professor of political science at Colorado State University. Susan M. Opp is professor of political science at Colorado State University.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

This well-organized overview of current environmental issues and policy in the US and worldwide provides concise summaries of many key environmental challenges and what is being done to address them. Volume 1 focuses on the US, while volume 2 looks at the world as a whole, often through the lens of the United Nations and other global entities. Both volumes explore the same set of issues, e.g., environmental policy and justice, the impacts of environmental issues on humankind, land use and the conservation of natural resources, and the effects of energy production and consumption. The text of each volume is divided into a series of 15- to 20-page chapters written by academics and other experts, including editors Duffy and Opp (both, Colorado State Univ.). Throughout, the wide-ranging discussion is engaging and relatively jargon-free, making it suitable for a general audience. Each chapter could serve as a stand-alone introduction to the topic discussed, particularly for undergraduate students in search of background information on a paper topic. Key issues and policies are often highlighted in sidebars. The chapters include lists of recommended further reading, including many sources freely available online. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. Students in two-year technical programs. --Andrea Kingston, Monroe Community College