Yael Calhoun, series editor ; foreword by David Seideman.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Philadelphia :
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Chelsea House Publishers,
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2005.
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xxv, 143 pages :
ساير جزييات
color illustrations ;
ابعاد
24 cm.
فروست
عنوان فروست
Environmental issues
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index.
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
Introduction: "Why should we care?" -- Section A: Federal lands policy: What are public lands and who decides how they are used?: Heart of the nation: By Bernard Shanks -- What threatens our National Wildlife Refuge System?: The greatest show on earth: By Jessica Snyder Sachs -- How do marine reserves protect ocean resources?: Undiscovered country: By David Helvarg -- What are some public land issues?: Frontal assault: By Joel Connelly -- Section B: Air quality policy: How does our nation protect air quality?: Clean air rules 2004: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Section C: Water Policy: What is the Clean Water Act?: Introduction to the Clean Water Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- What are our nation's policies for water use?: Rivers for life: By Sandra Postel and Brian Richter -- Why is the pumping of groundwater an issue?: Perils of groundwater pumping: By Robert Glennon -- Does the Clean Water Act protect the oceans?: Beneath the surface: By Cathy Asato -- Section D: Climate change policy: What are the global policies on climate change?: Reading the weathervane: Climate change from Rio to Johannesburg: By Seth Dunn -- How are our states and cities addressing climate change?: Change of climate: By Susan Joy Hassol and Randy Udall -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.
بدون عنوان
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یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
For more than a hundred years, environmental policy has taken many different approaches, from conservation to cleanup of polluted areas. Debates over how the environment can best be protected often become heated.