In recent years the environmental challenges in Borneo, most notably deforestation, have been the focus of significant global attention. Economic development and social and political change have led to considerable damage to the rich and diverse e...Daugiau...
Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions. Many of these land types are degraded and productivity is falling at a time when human populations and livestock invent...Daugiau...
Amidst growing environmental concerns worldwide, Japan is seen as particularly vulnerable to the effects of changing climate. This book considers Japans response to the climate change problem from the late 1980s up to the present day, assessing how...Daugiau...
Environmental issues stretch across scales of geographic space and require action at multiple levels of jurisdiction, including the individual level, community level, national level, and global level. Much of the scholarly work surrounding new app...Daugiau...
Rural communities in Japan have suffered from significant depopulation and economic downturn in post-war years. Low birth rates, aging populations, agricultural decline and youth migration to large cities have been compounded by the triple disaste...Daugiau...
As one of the worlds largest and most bio-diverse countries, Indias approach to environmental policy will be very significant in tackling global environmental challenges. This book explores the transformations that have taken place in the making...Daugiau...
In the last thirty years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the countrys infrastructure and natural resources. As...Daugiau...
Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions. Many of these land types are degraded and productivity is falling at a time when human populations and livestock invent...Daugiau...
Amidst growing environmental concerns worldwide, Japan is seen as particularly vulnerable to the effects of a changing climate, with a large coastal population and frequent extreme weather events. This book analyses Japans response to the climate ch...Daugiau...
Environmental issues stretch across scales of geographic space and require action at multiple levels of jurisdiction, including the individual level, community level, national level, and global level. Much of the scholarly work surrounding new app...Daugiau...
Rural communities in Japan have suffered from significant depopulation and economic downturn in post-war years. Low birth rates, aging populations, agricultural decline and youth migration to large cities have been compounded by the triple disaste...Daugiau...
As one of the worlds largest and most bio-diverse countries, Indias approach to environmental policy will be very significant in tackling global environmental challenges. This book explores the transformations that have taken place in the making...Daugiau...
In the last 30 years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the countrys infrastructure and natural resources. As Chin...Daugiau...