Ozone Crisis: The 15-Year Evolution of a Sudden Global Emergency: 89 (Wiley Science Editions)

The real story behind the . Ozone Crisis Straight from todays headlines award-winning science writer Sharon Roan offers an incisive look at one of the planets most pressing ecological concerns. Ozone Crisis tells the compelling often shocking story of the discovery of ozone depletion the fight to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and future prospects and prognoses. At last a sober well-researched and well-written book on an important environmental problem.. a good yarn about stratospheric ozone..This is clearly one of the best case studies of the evolution of science-intensive public policy. --Choice An engaging account . skillfully recounts in terms readily understood by lay readers the shrewd detective work and unprecedented scientific cooperation that helped give rise to the Montreal Treaty. --John C. Topping President Climate Institute Whether you have the slightest interest in environmental matters or not this book should be on your must check out! list. --Western Producer Anyone interested in understanding contemporary environmental policy issues will find Roan has written a well-researched well-balanced and informative book in an easy-to-read journalistic style. --Naturalist Review