Acid Earth: The Global Threat of Acid Pollution Contributor(s): McCormick, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415845831 ISBN-13: 9780415845830 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Political Science | International Relations - General - Nature | Ecology |
Series: International Environmental Governance Set |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 242 pages |
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Publisher Description: Acid rain was one of the major environmental issues of the 1980s. But while industrialized countries have taken measures to reduce the emissions that lead to acidification, the problems have not gone away. Trees are still dying, lakes are still being made uninhabitable; buildings are still corroding; and human health is still suffering. The most worrying trend is the repetition in the industrializing countries of Asia and Latin America of the problems that have long afflicted Europe and North America. More than 10 years after it was first published, the highly acclaimed Acid Earth still provides the only global view of acidification, and remains the standard text on the subject. Chapters on the causes, effects and growing scientific understanding of acid pollution, and the possible solutions, are followed by detailed studies of the political struggles involved in responding to acid damage in western and eastern Europe, the US and the newly industrializing countries. Written in non-technical language for people interested in the problems of the environment, Acid Earth calls for a renewed sense of public and political will to bring the problems of acid pollution under control. The book also makes valuable reading for specialists and students. Originally published in 1992 |