Books in Understanding Global Issues series

Explores renewable energy sources--particularly wind, water, and solar power--on a global scale, covering the cost, output, and environmental impact of non-renewable sources and the future role of renewables.

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Explores factors in climatic change, such as greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions, looks at international efforts to remedy the problem, and discusses whether human activities are contributing to global warming.

Examines the history, climate, and topography of Antarctica, and profiles the explorers who have been there.

Discusses the important role soil plays in environmental health, describes the impact of erosion and contamination, and explores how countries are dealing with the issue of land degradation.

Examines the history and work of the United Nations, including its efforts against such problems as poverty, human rights violations, and terrorism.

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Describes how the world's forests are being destroyed, some of the causes and consequences of this destruction, and some ways of preventing it.

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Provides a historical view of drug use around the world, describes the difference between socially acceptable and illegal drug use, and explores the link between drug use and crime.

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