Global environmental issues / edited by Frances Harris. [electronic resource] Harris, Frances (Frances M. A.) Environmental monitoring. Environmental policy. Environmental sciences. GE105 .G563 2012 363.7 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Global Environmental Issues, second edition builds on the popularity of the first edition, viewing global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of causes, influenced by a range of actors with differing priorities. The book recognises that science underpins much of what happens in society and therefore it is important to be able to interpret the environmental and social consequences of scientific developments. In addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the book illustrates how socio-economic and political factors determine why and how people use land, resources and. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950981 eng Global environmental issues. Global environmental issues.