Critical Government Documents On The Environment

Author : Don Philpott
Publisher : Bernan Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781598887488

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Critical Government Documents on the Environment by Don Philpott Pdf

Although the earth has been around for millions of years, humans have only been seriously interested in protecting and preserving the environment for less than 200 years and the terms conservationism and environmentalism are little more than 100 years old. The industrial revolution brought with it many benefits such as the production of coal, steel and cement, and mass produced chemicals and fertilizers; it also brought pollution, and shortly thereafter, a serious concern for the environment. This book presents the most up-to-date government information on various environmental topics. Critical Government Documents on the Environment presents official governmental positions on many of the leading environmental issues facing us today. All the material in this book is from published sources, including: Environmental Protection Agency Department of the Interior Department of Energy Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services The White House National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service US Global Change Research Program US Geological Survey This book does not offer any new science but attempts to present important government information on various issues facing our environment. Areas covered include global warming and greenhouse gases, the Keystone Pipeline and mining, water, air and marine pollution, mining and renewable energy. It includes a timeline of important environmental events over the last 200 years and has an extensive glossary of environmental terms. About the Series: The Critical Documents Series looks at critical issues of our times. It provides non-partisan information with no spin about critical players, events, and information from and about Washington from as many sources as possible—from scientific journals and government reports to political manifestos and lobby group publications. It collects and distills the most important government documents on the issues covered so that you can get the information you need quickly and easily.

Author : Don Philpott
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781598887440

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Critical Government Documents on Health Care by Don Philpott Pdf

Critical Government Documents on Health Care reviews of many of the major health issues facing us today. The book does not argue any one viewpoint. Instead, it is an attempt to gather together information from as many sources as possible and presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that you the reader can come to your own conclusions. Areas covered include killer diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and obesity. It discusses the arguments for and against immunization and looks at issues which impact your health such as the environment and pollution. There is a detailed section on Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and the problems it poses for healthcare providers and caregivers, and this is coupled with all the other issues that arise from a growing aging population. Finally, the book discusses external threats such as pandemics, Ebola, and other diseases that can rapidly spread from continent to continent and what is and should be done to contain them. About the Series: TheCritical Documents Series looks at critical issues of our times. It provides non-partisan information with no spin about critical players, events, and information from and about Washington from as many sources as possible — from scientific journals and government reports to political manifestos and lobby group publications. It presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that you the reader can come to your own conclusions.

Author : Don Philpott
Publisher : Bernan Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781598887846

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Critical Government Documents on Law and Order by Don Philpott Pdf

Critical Government Documents on Law and Order reviews of many law and order issues facing us today. The book does not offer any new science not attempt to take sides. It is, however, an attempt to gather together information from as many sources as possible so that you, the reader, don’t have to. It presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that the reader can come to his or her own conclusions. Areas covered include the threat from domestic and international terrorism and the growth of extremist militias, the increase in school place and workplace violence, relationships between police and the public, and how people can protect themselves from being victims of crime. About the Series: TheCritical Documents Series looks at critical issues of our times. It provides non-partisan information with no spin about critical players, events, and information from and about Washington from as many sources as possible — from scientific journals and government reports to political manifestos and lobby group publications. It presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that you the reader can come to your own conclusions.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Federal Activities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : UCAL:C3080660

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Basic Documents Concerning Federal Programs to Control Environmental Pollution from Federal Government Activities by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Federal Activities Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0195531914

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Our Common Future by Anonim Pdf

Author : Quamrul Alam,Rizwan Khair,Asif M. Shahan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000906042

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State, Market and Society in an Emerging Economy by Quamrul Alam,Rizwan Khair,Asif M. Shahan Pdf

The economic and social development that Bangladesh has achieved in the past two decades has made Bangladesh a development paradox. This book tries to explain this paradox through a political economy lens. The book explains the linkages between the state, changing society and emerging private sector, and examines whether the social transformation taking place in Bangladesh has the potential to live up to the expectations of a middle- income country. The early part of the book unravels the myriad relations between the state, society and market to project the aspirations of a newly independent nation. It analyzes how political turmoil, militarization of politics, politicization of institutions, reforms initiatives, industrial and social development policies, and the power nexus influenced the nature of the political economy of Bangladesh. The book goes on to examine how domestic appetite for capital and raw materials, the digital revolution, and the capacity of the local market to absorb expanded economic activities have created an environment that catalyzes innovation and entrepreneurship. The book also explains how the country has attempted to transform from an agrarian to a manufacturing- based economy, with rapid growth in the ready- made garment industry, pisciculture, pharmaceuticals and the ICT sector. Bangladesh’s journey from an emerging economy towards a developed country would interest those researching on development economics and those in policy making.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063843630

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Environmental Law Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : James M. Shiveley,Phillip J. VanFossen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313075728

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Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Government, Economics, and Contemporary World Issues by James M. Shiveley,Phillip J. VanFossen Pdf

Teachers of political science, social studies, and economics, as well as school library media specialists, will find this resource invaluable for incorporating the Internet into their classroom lessons. Over 150 primary source Web sites are referenced and paired with questions and activities designed to encourage critical thinking skills. Completing the activities for the lessons in this book will allow students to evaluate the source of information, the content presented, and it usefulness in the context of their assignments. Along with each Web site, a summary of the site's contents identifies important primary source documents such as constitutions, treaties, speeches, court cases, statistics, and other official documents. The questions and activites invite the students to log on to the Web site, read the information presented, interact with the data, and analyze it critically to answer such questions as: Who created this document? Is the source reliable? How is the information useful and how does it relate to present-day circumstances? If I were in this situation, would I have responded the same way as the person in charge? Strengthening these critical thinking skills will help prepare students for both college and career in the 21st century.

Author : Tara K. McGee,Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000597608

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Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society by Tara K. McGee,Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Pdf

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-science review of research and practice in the human dimensions of hazards field. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Hazards and Society reviews and assesses existing knowledge and explores future research priorities in this growing field. It showcases the work of international experts, including established researchers, future stars in the field, and practitioners. Organised into four parts, all chapters have an international focus, and many include case studies from around the world. Part I explains geophysical and hydro-meteorological/climatological hazards, their impacts, and mitigation. Part II explores vulnerability, resilience, and equity. Part III explores preparedness, responses during environmental hazard events, impacts, and the recovery process. Part IV explores policy and practice, including governments, support provided during and after environmental hazard events, and provision of information. This Handbook will serve as an important resource for students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers working in the fields of environmental hazards and disaster risk reduction.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Environmental protection
ISBN : OSU:32435030135446

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Environmental Quality by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Equity Workgroup
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : UOM:39015034442775

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Environmental Equity: Supporting document by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Equity Workgroup Pdf

"This report to the Administrator reviews existing data on the distribution of environmental exposures and risks across population groups. It also summarizes the Workgroup's review of EPA programs with respect to racial minority and low-income populations."--Introd.

Author : John Brady,Alison Ebbage,Ruth Lunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135072469

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Environmental Management in Organizations by John Brady,Alison Ebbage,Ruth Lunn Pdf

Environmental issues can present some daunting operational concerns for all types of organization, whether in the private, public and voluntary sectors. Managing them requires environmental professionals with a working knowledge of the rapidly developing body of regulatory measures. This new edition of Environmental Management in Organizations provides all the management tools, performance measures and communication strategies that organizations need to manage their environmental responsibilities effectively. Leading experts on each topic provide focused explanations and clear practical guidance, as well as setting out the context and the key environmental and management drivers. This edition significantly updates the original handbook to take account of developments in the environmental agenda, including new dedicated chapters on climate change, energy, transport, biodiversity and chemicals. Published with IEMA.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319582146

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Climate Change Research at Universities by Walter Leal Filho Pdf

This unique book provides a multidisciplinary review of current, climate-change research projects at universities around the globe, offering perspectives from all of the natural and social sciences. Numerous universities worldwide pursue state-of-the-art research on climate change, focussing on mitigation of its effects as well as human adaptation to it. However, the 2015 Paris 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP 21)” demonstrated that there is still much room for improvement in the role played by universities in international negotiations and decision-making on climate change. To date, few scientific meetings have provided multidisciplinary perspectives on climate change in which researchers across the natural and social sciences could come together to exchange research findings and discuss methods relating to climate change mitigation and adaption studies. As a result the published literature has also lacked a broad perspective. This book fills that gap and is of interest to all researchers and policy-makers concerned with global climate change regardless of their area of expertise.

Author : Laurie E. Adkin
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774858809

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Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada by Laurie E. Adkin Pdf

The urgent need to resolve conflicts over forests, fisheries, farming practices, urban sprawl, and greenhouse-gas reductions, among many others, calls for a critical rethinking of the nature of our democracy and citizenship. This work aims to move the ideas of green democracy and ecological citizenship from the margins to the centre of discussion and debate in Canada. Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada offers sixteen case studies to demonstrate that environmental conflicts are always about our rights and responsibilities as citizens as well as the quality of our democratic institutions. By bringing together environmental politics and democratic theory, this path-breaking collection charts a new course for research and activism, one that reveals the deficits of citizenship and how democracy must be extended to achieve a socially just, ecologically sustainable society.

Author : Alison L. Neilson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004395084

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Disrupting Privilige, Identity, and Meaning by Alison L. Neilson Pdf

This narrative about the research journey explores the motivation to study practices of environmental education and the privilege that supports the authors ability to do so.