| Economic Growth Versus the Environment: The Politics of Wealth, Health and Air Pollution 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Cherni, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033392956X ISBN-13: 9780333929568 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: The risks of current air pollution in world-cities seem to have vanished under the dazzling atmosphere of international competitiveness and growing higher standards of living. Yet, the trend for air pollution persists. This book presents the bewildering contradiction between successful economic regional growth and environmental degradation that leads to human ill health. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 363.739 |
| LCCN: 2001050096 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Global Issues (Palgrave MacMillan) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.76" W x 8.9" (1.13 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Judith A. Cherni presents a critical text of interdisciplinary research and a theoretical argued case for analyzing a physical/social problem with a political economic approach. The author identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks. Backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Drawing also on participatory knowledge of local residents, she uses an original database of a large household survey in Houston, US. |