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Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks
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Paperback. Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks Editor(s): Kaneko, Nobuhiro; Yoshiura, Shinji; Kobayashi, Masanori. Num Pages: 286 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
We are not free from environmental risks that accompany the development of human societies. Modern economic development has accelerated environmental pollution, caused loss of natural habitats, and modified landscapes. These environmental changes have impacted natural systems: water and heat circulation, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity. These changes in natural systems degrade ecosystem services and subsequently increase environmental risks for humans. Environmental risks, therefore, are not only human health risks by pollution, climatic anomalies and natural disasters, but also degradation of ecosystem services on which most people are relying for their lives. We cannot entirely eliminate the risks, because it is not ... Read more
We are not free from environmental risks that accompany the development of human societies. Modern economic development has accelerated environmental pollution, caused loss of natural habitats, and modified landscapes. These environmental changes have impacted natural systems: water and heat circulation, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity. These changes in natural systems degrade ecosystem services and subsequently increase environmental risks for humans. Environmental risks, therefore, are not only human health risks by pollution, climatic anomalies and natural disasters, but also degradation of ecosystem services on which most people are relying for their lives. We cannot entirely eliminate the risks, because it is not ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431548034
SKU
V9784431548034
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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