Europe: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues
| AUTHOR | Hillstrom, Laurie Collier; Hillstrom, Laurie Collier; Hillstrom, Kevin et al. |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (08/13/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's most densely populated continent--Europe.
Europe, one of six titles in The World's Environments series, tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the continent's environmental past, its complicated present, and its uncertain future.Europe looks at the catastrophes--in January 2000, a massive spill of cyanide and heavy metals from a gold mining operation in Romania destroyed all biological life in the Tisza, Hungary's second biggest river. The poisons traveled 1,000 kilometers through Hungary and Yugoslavia, where they wreaked havoc on the Danube. It also examines the progress--European society has shown a greater interest in renewable energy technologies than most other industrialized regions in the last 30 years. Serving as both a blueprint for the future, as well as a roadmap of the past, this book offers a gripping look at Europe's ecological history.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576076866
ISBN-10:
1576076865
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.90 x 0.80 x 9.44 inches
Weight:
1.11 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Maps,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Science | General
Dewey Decimal:
363.700
Library of Congress Control Number:
2002156275
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A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's most densely populated continent--Europe.
Europe, one of six titles in The World's Environments series, tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the continent's environmental past, its complicated present, and its uncertain future.Europe looks at the catastrophes--in January 2000, a massive spill of cyanide and heavy metals from a gold mining operation in Romania destroyed all biological life in the Tisza, Hungary's second biggest river. The poisons traveled 1,000 kilometers through Hungary and Yugoslavia, where they wreaked havoc on the Danube. It also examines the progress--European society has shown a greater interest in renewable energy technologies than most other industrialized regions in the last 30 years. Serving as both a blueprint for the future, as well as a roadmap of the past, this book offers a gripping look at Europe's ecological history.
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