Global Issues - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor John L. Seitz is Professor Emeritus of Government at Wofford College. He earned a BA and MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin. He has extensive first-hand experience of South Korea, Iran, Brazil, Liberia, and Pakistan and previous editions of his book have been used around the world, including translations into Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese.Kristen A. Hite leads the Climate Change Program at the Center for International Environmental Law and teaches at the University of Maryland. She earned a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Klappentext 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 developments* Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life* The 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 on the issues examined within the text* Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material Zusammenfassung 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 developments* Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life* The 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 on the issues examined within the text* Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates xiList of Figures, Maps, and Tables xiiiForeword xvNotes xviiIntroduction: The Creation of Global Issues 11 Population 3The Changing Population of the World 3Causes of the Population Explosion 10How Population Growth Affects Development 14Too rapid 14Too slow 16An aging population and low birth rates 16International conferences on population 18How Development Affects Population Growth 20Demographic transition 20Factors lowering birth rates 22Governmental Population Policies 25Controlling growth 25Promoting growth 30The Future 32The growth of the world's population 32The carrying capacity of the earth 33Optimum size of the earth's population 35Population-related problems in our future 36Conclusions 38Notes 39Further Reading 422 Wealth and Poverty 44The Millennium Development Goals 49Development Assistance and Foreign Aid 52The Market Approach 55The State Approach 58The Civil Society Approach 61Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty 64Globalization 66Positive aspects 67Negative aspects 68An evaluation 69Conclusions 70Notes 72Further Reading 743 Food 76World Food Production 76How Many Are Hungry? 78Causes of World Hunger 80How Food Affects Development 82How Development Affects Food 84The production of food 84The loss of food 87The type of food 89The Green Revolution 94Fertilizers 95Pesticides 96I...

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• Authors: Kristen A Hite, Kristen A. Hite, John Seitz, John L. Seitz, John L. Hite Seitz
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2012
• EAN: 9780470655641
• ISBN: 978-0-470-65564-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography