Asia e-bog
509,93 DKK
(inkl. moms 637,41 DKK)
A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's largest and most populous continent-Asia.Asia tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the environment of this vast landmass. This volume encompasses everything from economics, land use, energy and transportation, to air pollution, rivers...
E-bog
509,93 DKK
Forlag
ABC-CLIO
Udgivet
23 juni 2003
Længde
272 sider
Genrer
1F
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781576076897
A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's largest and most populous continent-Asia.Asia tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the environment of this vast landmass. This volume encompasses everything from economics, land use, energy and transportation, to air pollution, rivers and lakes, oceans, and species and habitat protection.In Malaysia, unchecked discharges of industrial waste and human sewage led the government to label 42 of its rivers officially "e;dead."e; According to some estimates, Southeast Asia alone accounts for more than half of the world's total transport of sediment to the oceans. In the Philippines, the Chico River dam project, which would have subjected 100,000 tribespeople to relocation, was canceled when the World Bank withdrew funding after fierce resistance from the indigenous people. This fascinating book offers a comprehensive look at how the most populated continent on earth contends with its complicated environment.