Environmental Geography

Leslie A. Duram is a professor of geography and the director of environmental studies at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. She is the author of Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works (Nebraska, 2005) and the editor of Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food (Nebraska, 2011).

• IntroductionSection 1Introduction: How Humans Affect the EnvironmentCase Studies Cars Rule-American Dependence on the AutomobileGreat Barrier Reef-Human Activities Endanger Coral ReefsDead Zones-The Gulf of MexicoGreat Pacific Garbage PatchNigeria’s Oil Causes Human Rights Abuses and Environmental DegradationKey ConceptsAgriculture Food Miles Air PollutionAnimal AgricultureBiodiversity LossAgrobiodiversity LossClimate ChangeClimate Change PoliciesDeforestationEndangered SpeciesEnergyCorn Ethanol from Mining the SoilE-wasteFrackingGenetically Modified CropsHazardous WasteBrownfield SitesMiningOverfishingSolid Waste (Garbage!)SuperfundTechnology: Innovation and ConsequencesAssembly Line ManufacturingUrbanizationWater PollutionWater Scarcity  Section IIIntroduction: How the Environment Affects HumansCase Studies 6. Climate Change Is Occurring-Regardless of Politics7. Climate Refugees-Island Nations Disappear Because of Rising Seas8. Endangered Snow Leopard in Afghanistan-Local Efforts to Promote Conservation9. The Power of Hurricane Katrina (2005)-Evacuation and the Aftermath10. The 2004 South Asian Tsunami Natural Disaster Key ConceptsAdaptionAnthropoceneSmall-Scale Solar Power in AfricaDroughtEarthquakeEcosystem ServicesEcotourismFloodGlobal North and Global SouthEnvironmental CrimeHabitat and WildlifeHuman Modification of EcosystemsGlobal Environmental AgreementsHuman PopulationHurricanesMitigationU.S. Global Change Research ProgramNational DisastersParks and Urban Green SpaceHappiness and SustainabilityProtected Areas and National ParksTornadoVolcanoWildfire  Section IIIIntroduction: Sustainable Management of Natural ResourcesCase Studies 11. China’s Bold Steps toward Renewable Energy-Better Late than Never12. Citizen Science-Helping Scientists Understand Migratory Birds13. Costa Rica’s Peace with Nature: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Sustainability14. Denmark’s Achievements in Organic Agriculture15. Great Green Wall of Africa Key ConceptsAlternative AgricultureAssessments and “Footprints”CompostingZero Waste CommunitiesEarth DayElectric CarsEnvironmental JusticeProfessor Maathai and Kenya’s Green Belt MovementEnvironmental Nongovernmental Organizations (ENGOs)Environmental PolicyGreen BuildingsGreen ConsumerismFleece Jackets from Recycled Bottles!Green Political PartyGreen TechnologyRecyclingZero-Waste HomeRenewable EnergySustainable CitiesSustainable DevelopmentAuroville, City of PeaceSustainable DietWater ConservationGlossaryBiographySelected Books Related to Environmental GeographyIndex

“With complete candor, and sometimes humor, author Leslie A. Duram provides an updated look at the complicated relationship between people and the environment.”-American Reference Books Annual “A well-researched reference for those who want to learn more about humanity’s impact on the environment.”-Library Journal “A good introduction to issues related to human interaction with the environment.”-Booklist