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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The physical environment -- 2 The human environment -- 3 Sustainable development -- 4 Tropical deforestation -- 5 Desertification -- 6 Oceans -- 7 Coastal issues -- 8 Rivers, lakes and wetlands -- 9 Big dams -- 10 Urban environments -- 11 Climatic change -- 12 Acidification -- 13 Food production -- 14 Soil erosion -- 15 Biodiversity loss -- 16 Transport -- 17 Waste management -- 18 Energy production -- 19 Mining -- 20 Warfare -- 21 Natural hazards -- 22 Conclusions -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions. It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways in which the natural environment impacts human society. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated throughout, with new case studies, figures, and online resources such as downloadable figures and tables from the text and multiple choice questions for students, accessible at: www.routledge.com/cw/middleton. New topics covered in extended boxed case studies include payment for environmental services, ocean acidification, biofuels in Brazil, waste reduction through industrial symbiosis, and the long-term impact of natural disasters on vulnerable groups. Other approaches and concepts covered for the first time in this new edition include traditional ecological knowledge, environmental justice, the 'resource curse', and urban biodiversity. Eighteen chapters on key issues follow three initial chapters which outline the background contexts of the physical and human environments and the concept of sustainable development. Each chapter provides historical context for key issues, outlines why they have arisen, and highlights areas of controversy and uncertainty to appraise how issues can be resolved both technically and in political and economic frameworks. Each chapter also contains an updated critical guide to further reading and websites, as well as discussion points and essay questions. The text can be read in its entirety or individual chapters adopted as standalone reading. The Global
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