Global Issues

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Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of Global Issues: An Introduction offers a unique approach to the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developmentsExamines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern lifeThe only book of its kind to use the concept of development to illustrate how different global issues are interrelated Includes a new section on nuclear energy Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive impact o.;Cover; Contents; Plates; Figures, Maps, and Tables; Foreword; Notes; Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues; Chapter 1: Population; The Changing Population of the World; Causes of the Population Explosion; How Population Growth Affects Development; Too rapid; Too slow; An aging population and low birth rates; International conferences on population; How Development Affects Population Growth; Demographic transition; Factors lowering birth rates; Governmental Population Policies; Controlling growth; Promoting growth; The Future; The growth of the worldâ#x80;#x99;s population. Cover Contents Plates Figures, Maps, and Tables Foreword Notes Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues Chapter 1: Population The Changing Population of the World Causes of the Population Explosion How Population Growth Affects Development Too rapid Too slow An aging population and low birth rates International conferences on population How Development Affects Population Growth Demographic transition Factors lowering birth rates Governmental Population Policies Controlling growth Promoting growth The Future The growth of the worldâ#x80 #x99 s population. The carrying capacity of the earthOptimum size of the earthâ#x80 #x99 s population Population-related problems in our future Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 2: Wealth and Poverty The Millennium Development Goals Development Assistance and Foreign Aid The Market Approach The State Approach The Civil Society Approach Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty Globalization Positive aspects Negative aspects An evaluation Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 3: Food World Food Production How Many Are Hungry? Causes of World Hunger How Food Affects Development. How Development Affects FoodThe production of food The loss of food The type of food The Green Revolution Fertilizers Pesticides Irrigation The future Governmental Food Policies Future Food Supplies Climate Arable land Energy costs Alternative/sustainable/organic agriculture Biotechnology Fishing and aquaculture Future food production Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 4: Energy The Energy Crisis Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis The United States Western Europe Japan China. The Effect of the Energy Crisis on the Development Plans of Less Developed NationsThe Relationship between Energy Use and Development A shift in types of energy Increased use The decoupling of energy consumption and economic growth Climate Change The evidence Probable effects Uncertainties What is being done at present? What more can be done? The Energy Transition Nonrenewable energy sources Renewable energy sources Conservation/energy efficiency Nuclear Power: A Case Study The potential and the peril The choice Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 5: The Environment. The AwakeningThe Air Smog Airborne lead Acid rain Ozone depletion Climate change (global warming) The Water The Land Solid wastes Toxic wastes Governmental and industrial responses to the waste problem Deforestation The Workplace and the Home Cancer Pesticides Chemicals The Use of Minerals Resource efficiency Recycling Substitution Reducing needs Overdevelopment The Extinction of Species The Extinction of Cultures Environmental Politics Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 6: Technology Benefits of Technology. The Tragedy of the Commons and the Role of Technology â#x80 #x93 Short-Term Benefits Versus Long-Term Costs.