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Environmental Problems: Nature, Economy and State
Environmental Problems Nature Economy and State Author:R. J. Johnston This book is an essay on environmental understanding which reviews the nature and range of scientific knowledge about environmental problems. It addresses the question: why, given the precision and sophistication of environmental research, do many environmental issues still remain unresolved? The author draws on his knowledge of human geography ... more »and earth science to provide a coherent framework for tackling environmental problems by placing scientific knowledge in a social context. He proposes that effective environmental management can only be achieved through combining a scientific knowledge of complex natural environmental systems with an awareness of how social economic and political factors can affect the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. By drawing on examples from a range of disciplines, the author argues that environmental studies should be regarded as a unified social and natural science, central to the survival of the human species.« less