ABSTRACT

This comprehensive second edition provides an up-to-date introduction to the nature of ecological degradation in a world of dramatic environmental change.

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Development and natural vegetation

chapter 4|16 pages

Development of water resources

chapter 5|11 pages

Development and changing air quality

chapter 6|13 pages

Urban development and environmental change

chapter 7|14 pages

The global concern