Brief History of Pollution

Informationen zum Autor Adam C. Markham Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the post-industrial age. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A Brief History of Pollution 2. The City as Source of Pollution 3. Why Care? Pollution, Nature and Ethics 4. The First Consumer Revolution 5. Water Pollution and Chemical Contamination 6. The Poisoned Atmosphere 7. An All Consuming Passion 8. Energy and Survival 9. Pollution in the Making: The Example of Asia 10. The Politics of Pollution

Product details

• Authors: Adam C. Markham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2019
• EAN: 9780367362515
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36251-5
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Pollution, Climate and Change
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Industry & industrial studies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Industry and industrial studies