Planet Under Pressure
12 total works
Focuses on the pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet, Combines physical and human geography to explain key global issues. Includes tips on how we can make a difference. Compares life in developed and developing countries.
A hot topic indeed! A recent report from the Pentagon concluded that climate change poses a greater threat to world security than terrorism. This series focuses on the combined pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet. Through geographical up-to-date facts and figures, each book covers one key global issue and combines physical and human geography to give readers a complete answer to difficult questions. It is ideal for current affairs topic work, and explains how the global issues affect the life of the reader and includes tips on how they can make a difference in their own community. It compares the lives of two people with similar occupations, one in a developed country, the other in a developing country.
Pollution is a massive global problem with far-reaching consequences. Air, water, radioactive, and terrestrial pollution affect the lives of millions of people daily, causing disease and death, and contributing to global warming. This book examines how pollution has become a worldwide issue and discusses the debate over possible solutions.
Over the past century, the growing food industry has brought dramatic changes to what foods people eat, where foods come from, and how they are produced. These changes have affected our diet, our health, our lives, and our planet. This title provides a fascinating overview of the challenges the global community faces surrounding food production and consumption today. The book includes topics such as modern-day farming techniques, fair trade, and the debate surrounding genetically modified crops.
Focuses on the pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet, Combines physical and human geography to explain key global issues. Includes tips on how we can make a difference. Compares life in developed and developing countries.
Focuses on the pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet, Combines physical and human geography to explain key global issues. Includes tips on how we can make a difference. Compares life in developed and developing countries.
Focuses on the pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet, Combines physical and human geography to explain key global issues. Includes tips on how we can make a difference. Compares life in developed and developing countries.
Poverty affects millions of people all over the world, both in developed and developing countries. This title takes a detailed look at what causes poverty, how it impacts the global community, and current government and individual efforts to tackle this worldwide problem.