Ecology and Development in the Third World

by Avijit Gupta, A. Gupta

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134745111
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/22/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Avijit Gupta is currently with the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 Development and natural vegetation 3 The environmental impact of land development 4 Development of water resources 5 Development and changing air quality 6 Urban development and environmental change 7 The global concern 8 Concepts and mechanisms for environmental management 9 Environmental problems and the Third World development