TY - BOOK AU - Harris, F. TI - Global environmental issues SN - 978-0-470-68469-6 U1 - e-book (MDP) PY - 2012/// CY - UK PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - 1. Environmental sciences. I. Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Contents Contributors ix Acknowledgements xi Part One Introduction 1 1 Human–Environment Interactions 3 Frances Harris Part Two Negotiating Environmental Science 19 2 From Science to Policy 21 Frances Harris 3 Confronting a Multitude of Multilateral Environmental Agreements 39 Anilla Cherian Part Three The Changing Surface of the Earth 63 4 Grappling with the Global Climate Challenge 65 Anilla Cherian 5 Understanding and Adapting to Sea-Level Rise 87 Patrick D. Nunn 6 Conserving Biodiversity and Natural Resources 105 Frances Harris Part Four Meeting Our Needs 131 7 Food Production and Supply 133 Guy M. Robinson and Frances Harris 8 Meeting Society’s Demand for Energy 167 Nick Petford Part Five Coping with Our Impact 201 9 Sustainable Urbanisation 203 Kenneth Lynch vii Contents 10 Coping with Pollution: Dealing withWaste 237 Ros Taylor Part Six Conclusion 275 11 Sustainable Development: Negotiating the Future 277 Frances Harris List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 295 References 301 Index 333 viii ER -