Issues for Debate in Environmental Management

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Issues for Debate in Environmental Management

Name: Issues for Debate in Environmental Management
Brand: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
SKU: 9781412978774
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Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 448

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Issues for Debate in Environmental Management is now available through CourseSmart. Request an online exam copy today. Can new business policies save the environment? Will carbon trading reduce global warming? Is a zero-waste society achievable? These are just a few of the provocative questions posed in Issues for Debate in Environmental Management. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again! About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question A detailed chronology of key dates and events An annotated bibliography that includes Web resources An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues.

Annotated Contents Preface Contributors 1. The New Environmentalism: Can New Business Policies Save the Environment? - Tom Price 2. Curbing Climate Change: Is the World Doing Enough? - Colin Woodard 3. Confronting Warming: Can States and Localities Prevent Climate Change? - Alan Greenblatt 4. Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Can Individual Actions Reduce Global Warning? - Thomas J. Billitteri 5. Carbon Trading: Will It Reduce Global Warming? - Jennifer Weeks 6. Race for the Arctic: Who Owns the Region's Undiscovered Oil and Gas? - Brian Beary 7. Future of Recycling: Is a Zero-Waste Society Achievable? - Jennifer Weeks 8. Buying Green: Does It Really Help the Environment? - Jennifer Weeks 9. Regulating Toxic Chemicals: Do We Know Enough About Chemical Risks? - Jennifer Weeks 10. Coal's Comeback: Can Coal Become a Clean Energy Source? - Jennifer Weeks 11. Ecotourism: Does It Help or Hurt Fragile Lands and Cultures? - Rachel S. Cox 12. Rebuilding New Orleans: Should Flood-Prone Areas Be Redeveloped? - Peter Katel 13. Protecting Wetlands: Is the Government Doing Enough? - Jennifer Weeks 14. Looming Water Crisis: Is the World Running Out of Water? - Peter Behr 15. Oceans in Crisis: Can the Loss of Ocean Biodiversity Be Halted? - Colin Woodard 16. Biofuels Boom: Can Ethanol Satisfy America's Thirst for Foreign Oil? - Adriel Bettelheim 17. Fish Farming: Is It Safe for Humans and the Environment? - Jennifer Weeks

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