{"product_id":"9780842050487","title":"Global Environmental Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: Resources, Consumption, and Sustainable Solutions","description":"The most serious environmental problems of the twenty-first century have   the potential to alter the course of life on this planet. Global warming, toxic   waste, water and air pollution, acid rain, and shrinking energy supplies are   frightening challenges that may threaten our future if we do not face up to   them.\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobal Environmental Challenges\u003c\/em\u003e     provides important information and   gives us hope about the environment.  This book first helps us to   grasp these difficulties, then shows us the choices we can make.  How   long to leave a light on, whether to take the car, the train, or   bicycle to work, whether to recycle or throw away, whether to vote to   curb continued suburban sprawl-all of these decisions can make a   difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This collection of some of the best essays and articles on the   environment comes from a variety of sources, including journals,   magazines, websites of ecological\/conservation organizations, and   other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Five major sections investigate the interaction of population   growth, consumption, and environment; the emerging crisis in   freshwater around the globe; global climate and atmosphere (including   global warming); biodiversity loss; and the concept of sustainable   development-using natural resources to place future human development   on a sustainable path.  The final section on sustainable development   reveals how we can take action.  As individuals, we can make a   difference readily and easily without making huge personal   sacrifices.  As societies, we can work together in a global community   of interest to sustain the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This valuable resource offers readers a better understanding of our   environmental problems and presents solutions to improving the health   of the planet.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the   Author\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Since 1997,   David E. Lorey has served as director of the U.S.-Latin American Relations   Program at the Hewlett Foundation, where he has developed new grant programs in   environment, governance, and economic policy in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and   Argentina. These include programs focusing on freshwater management, Latin   American environmental policy, and corporate social responsibility. He has   authored, edited, and co-edited a dozen books, including The U.S.-Mexican Border   in the Twentieth Century and Genocide, Collective Violence, and Popular Memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholarly Resources, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018421944560,"sku":"9780842050487","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780842050487_p0.jpg?v=1763824900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780842050487","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}