Routledge handbook of environment and society in Asia [electronic resource] / edited by Paul G. Harris and Graeme Lang.
Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent decades, rapid development of Asian countries with very large populations has led to an unprecedented increase in environmental problems such as...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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2014.
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Summary: | Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent decades, rapid development of Asian countries with very large populations has led to an unprecedented increase in environmental problems such as air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, deforestation, depletion of natural resources and extinction of native species. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural, social and policy contexts of environmental change across East Asia. The team of international experts. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (492 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781317685715 1317685717 1322156905 9781322156903 9781315774862 1315774860 9781317685708 1317685709 9781317685692 1317685695 |