Description
The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues, 6th edition, by Nick Middleton provides a broad introduction to the major environmental issues shaping the modern world. The book begins by examining the physical and human environments and the concept of sustainable development before exploring individual issues including tropical deforestation, desertification, oceans and coastal environments, rivers and wetlands, urban environments, climate change, biodiversity loss, food production, waste, energy, mining and natural hazards.
Middleton combines an understanding of the physical processes behind environmental change with the political, economic and social factors that influence how environmental problems arise and how they can be addressed. The sixth edition includes new material on the green economy, the Anthropocene, marine microplastic pollution, urban disasters, dam decommissioning and international initiatives including the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework. Global case studies, maps, figures, further-reading guides, discussion points and essay questions make the book a useful academic resource for students of environmental studies, geography, earth sciences and development studies.
