Environmental Issues in the 1990s

Environmental Issues in the 1990s
Author: A. M. Mannion
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1992-07-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Presents a wide variety of both the physical and social processes which affect the environment. Divided into three sections beginning with the existing frameworks for examining people/environment relationships. The second part covers global issues, including a chapter on the environmental and cultural changes of the last 2-3 million years. Also discusses climatic change, deforestation, marine pollution as well as current and future patterns of energy production and consumption. Concludes with local environmental impacts of resource use and misuse such as industry and fossil fuel energy consumption, wetland destruction, eutrophication, desertification and more.

UK Environmental Policy in the 1990s

UK Environmental Policy in the 1990s
Author: Tim S. Gray
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349242373

The central controversy running through this book is whether Mrs Thatcher's famous 'green' speeches of 1988 marked a fundamental shift by the Conservative Government towards environmentalism, or whether they were merely political rhetoric, designed to rule out a temporary surge of popular support for the Green Party. The conclusion arrived at is mixed: in some policy areas a definite shift has occurred, but in others it is 'business as usual'. An overall change of gear is still awaited.

Environmental Careers

Environmental Careers
Author: David J. Warner
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1992-04-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780873715249

Environmental Careers presents a broad-based, yet concise survey of employment opportunities in the environmental field. The book stresses the need for students to develop a strong technical background in the sciences to be effective in understanding and solving complex environmental problems. It also emphasizes the importance of developing relevant work experience through internships or volunteer work to help find entry-level employment in the environmental field. Environmental Careers includes opportunities in natural resources management, environmental protection, environmental health and safety, environmental education, allied environmental careers, and non-degree technical careers. Important issues for students, guidance counselors, and mid-career changers, such as salaries, characteristics of employers, and the latest trends in demands for environmental professionals, are addressed. The book also presents the 10 best career prospects for the 1990s and offers guidance on developing and implementing a personal action plan for pursuing an environmental career.

Dictionary of Earth Sciences

Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Author: J.-P. Michel
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1992-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780471935353

Representing an invaluable, bilingual, terminological source-- simultaneously specialized and synthetic--it combines the most widely used scientific, technical and general terms in various earth sciences. Will aid immeasurably in removing possible doubts over the choice of an appropriate word when translating from one language to the other.