Earth Under Siege

This second edition of Richard Turco''s successful book Earth Under Siege provides a basic understanding of how our physical environment functions and how human activities affect it. Intended to educate the lay person-especially the policy makers business administrators and political leaders of the future-about some of the most pressing problems facing our modern world this important book effectively describes the realities of environmental pollution and global change. It provides a comprehensive description of the natural environment and builds a foundation on which the science and policy of current environmental issues can be understood including key local regional and global issues and their implications for society and human life.