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Author Duram, Leslie A., author.

Title Environmental geography : people and the environment / Leslie A. Duram.

Publication Info. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
©2019

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 318 pages) : illustrations, maps
text file
Note "Understanding our world."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary This book provides comprehensive coverage of the complex interactions between people and the environment. It includes real-world case studies and environmental geography terms, and examines the positive impact that increased awareness of humanity's effect on the planet is having on the movement to create a more sustainable future.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Section 1. Introduction: How Humans Affect the Environment; Case Studies; 1. Cars Rule-American Dependence on the Automobile; 2. Great Barrier Reef-Human Activities Endanger Coral Reefs; 3. Dead Zones-The Gulf of Mexico; 4. Great Pacific Garbage Patch; 5. Nigeria's Oil Causes Human Rights Abuses and Environmental Degradation; Key Concepts; Agriculture; Food Miles; Air Pollution; Animal Agriculture; Biodiversity Loss; Agrobiodiversity Loss; Climate Change; Climate Change Policies; Deforestation; Endangered Species; Energy
Corn Ethanol from Mining the SoilE-waste; Fracking; Genetically Modified Crops; Hazardous Waste; Brownfield Sites; Mining; Overfishing; Solid Waste (Garbage!); Superfund; Technology: Innovation and Consequences; Assembly Line Manufacturing; Urbanization; Water Pollution; Water Scarcity; Section 2. Introduction: How the Environment Affects Humans; Case Studies; 6. Climate Change Is Occurring-Regardless of Politics; 7. Climate Refugees-Island Nations Disappear Because of Rising Seas; 8. Endangered Snow Leopard in Afghanistan-Local Efforts to Promote Conservation
9. The Power of Hurricane Katrina (2005)-Evacuation and the Aftermath10. The 2004 South Asian Tsunami Natural Disaster; Key Concepts; Adaptation; Anthropocene; Small-Scale Solar Power in Africa; Drought; Earthquake; Ecosystem Services; Ecotourism; Flood; Global North and Global South; Environmental Crime; Habitat and Wildlife; Human Modification of Ecosystems; Global Environmental Agreements; Human Population; Hurricane; Mitigation; U.S. Global Change Research Program; Natural Hazards; Parks and Urban Green Space; Happiness and Sustainability; Protected Areas and National Parks; Tornado
VolcanoWildfire; Section 3. Introduction: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources; Case Studies; 11. China's Bold Steps toward Renewable Energy-Better Late than Never; 12. Citizen Science-Helping Scientists Understand Migratory Birds; 13. Costa Rica's Peace with Nature: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Sustainability; 14. Denmark's Achievements in Organic Agriculture; 15. Great Green Wall of Africa; Key Concepts; Alternative Agriculture; Assessments and "Footprints"; Composting; Zero-Waste Communities; Earth Day; Electric Cars; Environmental Justice
Professor Maathai and Kenya's Green Belt MovementEnvironmental Nongovernmental Organizations (ENGOs); Environmental Policy; Green Buildings; Green Consumerism; Fleece Jackets from Recycled Bottles!; Green Political Party; Green Technology; Recycling; Zero-Waste Home; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Cities; Sustainable Development; Auroville, City of Peace; Sustainable Diet; Water Conservation; Glossary; Bibliography; Selected Books Related to Environmental Geography; Index
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Subject Environmental geography.
Environmental geography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Duram, Leslie A. Environmental geography. First edition. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] 9781440856105 (DLC) 2018014154
ISBN 9781440856112 (ebook)
1440856117 (ebook)
9781440856105 (Hardcopy ; acid-free paper)
1440856109