An Overcrowded World?: Population, Resources and the Environment (The Shape of the World: Explorations in Human Geography)
Philip Sarre (Ed.)
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Description for An Overcrowded World?: Population, Resources and the Environment (The Shape of the World: Explorations in Human Geography)
Paperback. This text explores issues of resource use and depletion as well as the topic of population growth and contraction. The key interest is the impact that developments in one part of the world have upon people's lifestyles. Editor(s): Sarre, Philip; Blunden, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBD; RGC; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 730.
This book explores the issues of resource use and depletion as well as the topic of population growth and contraction. The key interest is the impact that developments in one part of the world have upon people's lifestyles and the forms of inequality inscribed in the connections between rich and poor countries. The study of wilderness and the notion of empty space are used to introduce questions of national resources, sustainability, and ecology. Sustainability provides the framework for discussion of population change, mortality and fertility and the questions of energy resources and environmental degradation. The issue of whether ... Read more
This book explores the issues of resource use and depletion as well as the topic of population growth and contraction. The key interest is the impact that developments in one part of the world have upon people's lifestyles and the forms of inequality inscribed in the connections between rich and poor countries. The study of wilderness and the notion of empty space are used to introduce questions of national resources, sustainability, and ecology. Sustainability provides the framework for discussion of population change, mortality and fertility and the questions of energy resources and environmental degradation. The issue of whether ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198741893
SKU
KNW0010239
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for An Overcrowded World?: Population, Resources and the Environment (The Shape of the World: Explorations in Human Geography)
Eminently suitable for sixth-form studies. The layout of text, numerous tables, diagrams and half-tones (with the luxury of eleven colour plates) are admirably clear. Every school ought to have a copy and hopefully a cheaper paperback edition will encourage them to buy one.
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