Global issues : an introduction

List of Plates     List of Figures, Maps, and Tables     Acknowledgements     Foreword     Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues     Notes     1 Population     The Changing Population of the World     Causes of the Population Explosion     How Population Growth Affects Development     Too rapid     Too slow     An aging population and low birth rates     International conferences on population     How Development Affects Population Growth     Demographic transition     Factors lowering birth rates     Governmental Population Policies     Controlling growth     Promoting growth     The Future     The growth of the world   s population     The carrying capacity of the earth     Optimum size of the earth   s population     Population-related problems in our future     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     2 Wealth and Poverty     The Millennium Development Goals     Development Assistance and Foreign Aid     Market Approach     State Approach     Blended Approach     Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty     Globalization     Positive aspects     Negative aspects     An evaluation     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     3 Food     World Food Production     How Many Are Hungry?     Causes of World Hunger     How Food Affects Development     How Development Affects Food     The production of food     The loss of food     The type of food     The    Green    Revolution     Fertilizers     Pesticides     Irrigation     The future     Governmental Food Policies     Future Food Supplies     Climate     Arable land     Energy costs     Traditional/sustainable/organic agriculture     Biotechnology     Fishing and aquaculture     Future food production     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     4 Energy     The Energy-Climate Crisis     Energy and Security     Government Responses to the Energy-Climate Crisis     The United States     Western Europe     Japan     China     The Effect of the Energy-Climate Crisis on Countries    Development Plans     The Relationship between Energy Use and Development     A shift in types of energy     Increased use     The decoupling of energy consumption and economic growth     The Energy Transition     Nonrenewable energy sources     Renewable energy sources     Conservation/energy efficiency     Nuclear Power: A Case Study     The potential and the peril     The choice     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     5 Climate Change     The Evidence and Impacts     Uncertainties     What is being done at present?     What more can be done?     Conclusion     Further Reading     Notes     6 The Environment: Part I     The Awakening     The Air     Smog     Airborne lead     Acid rain     Ozone depletion     Climate change (global warming)     Water     Water Quality     Water Quantity     The Land     Minerals     Deforestation     The Extinction of Species     The Extinction of Cultures     Conclusion     Notes     7 The Environment: Part II     The Workplace and the Home     Cancer     Pesticides     Chemicals     Managing Waste     Solid wastes     Toxic wastes     Governmental and industrial responses to the waste problem     Responsible Use     Resource efficiency     Recycling     Substitution     Reducing needs     Environmental Politics     Overdevelopment     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     8 Technology     Benefits of Technology     Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology     DDT     Factory farms     Inappropriate Uses of Technology     Limits to the    Technological Fix        War     The Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Case Study     The threat     New dangers     Conclusions     Further Reading     Notes     9 Alternative Futures     Development Pathways: Evaluating Our Current Situation     Current Outlook: Business as Usual     Collapse and Sustainable Development     Choices     Improve production     Reduce demand     Governing the Commons     Inclusive Governance and the Role of Civil Society     Conclusion     Further Reading     Notes     Appendix 1: Studying and Teaching Global Issues     Appendix 2: Relevant Videos     Appendix 3: Relevant Internet Websites     Glossary     Index