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Discusses the physical evidence of climate change and various modelling efforts to predict its future, biological responses from the individual's physiology to populations and ecosystems, and the specific impact climate change may have on natural resources, particularly as these relate to human livelihood.

A comprehensive collection of over 30 essays that examine the evolving and diverse field of American environmental history. Provides a complete historiography of American environmental history Brings the field up-to-date to reflect the latest trends and encourages new directions for the field.

Provides an up-to-date, accurate, and unbiased introduction to the world’s most pressing environmental issues. A comprehensive overview of the environment and international politics, that includes new material on the latest international environmental regimes, climate change, the environmental challenges of free trade and globalization, and the role of the environment in global security.

Covering 250 years of industrialization, environmental exploitation, and the effects of globalization, Mountains on the Market situates the New River Valley squarely in the mainstream of American capitalism.

This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on spatial interpolation techniques for environmental data; the environmental degradation paradigm in Africa; wind erosion and wind turbines; as well as the effects of soil pollution and its relation with morbidity in shoreline areas.

Table of Contents
1. Basic System 2. Evolution and Development 3. Fundamental Issues 4. Problem of Pollution 5. Population on Rise 6. The Animals 7. Planet of Earth 8. The Forestry 9. The Settlements 10. Educational Aspects 11. Value of Learning 12. Learning Program 13. Evaluation Process 14. Technological Aspects 15. National Concerns 16. International Concerns

The text is divided into six sections (Environmental Sciences, Environments, Paradigms and Concepts, Processes and Dynamic, Scales and Techniques, Environmental Issues), with over 200 entries alphabetically organized and authored by key names in the environmental science disciplines.

Renowned environmental journalist Philip Shabecoff presents the definitive history of American environmentalism from the earliest days of the republic to the present. He offers a sweeping overview of the contemporary environmental movement and the political, economic, social and ethical forces that have shaped it. More importantly, he considers what today's environmental movement needs to do if it is to fight off the powerful forces that oppose it and succeed in its mission of protecting the American people, their habitat, and their future.