People and Environment: Development for the Future

Drawing on the work of an exceptionally well qualified group ofauthors, People and Environment presents a carefully selectedand cohesive set of the most important topics in the field ofenvironment and development. Informed by the authors' practicaldevelopment experience as well as research, the book's treatment ofsuch topics as global warming, sustainability, biodiversity,conservation and biotechnology will provide authoritative contemporaryinsights and perspectives into key issues for students of environmentand development. Reflecting many of the main themes of the Rio Earth Summit, the bookconcentrates on the interactions between people and environment. Theopening chapter explores such interactions and sets the scene for therest of the book, which is characterized by the multidisciplinaryapproach essential to a clear understanding of the complexitiesinvolved in the relationship between people and environment, especiallyin a development context. In addtion to the topics mentioned above, thefundamental issues of population are examined in detail, and the genderdimension is also addressed. As a concise overview of key topics, People and Environmentwill prove very useful to undergraduate students in developmentstudies, environmental studies/sciences, agriculture, geography andarea studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774805463
• ISBN13: 9780774805469
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Length: 215 Pages