Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial environmental issues (Record no. 12927)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02563nam a2200229 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0073031844 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780073031842 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 363.7 |
| Item number | TAK |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial environmental issues |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 8th Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Guilford, CT : |
| Name of publisher | Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication | ©1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxvi, 353 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part 1. General philosophical and political issues: Should a price be put on the goods and services provided by the world's ecosystems? ; Does wilderness have intrinsic value? ; Is the U.S. Endangered Species Act fundamentally sound? ; Should environmental policy be redesigned to cure environmental racism? ; Is limiting population growth a key factor in protecting the global environment? ; Does environmental regulation unnecessarily limit private property rights? ; Will pollution rights trading effectively control environmental problems? --<br/>Part 2. The environment and technology: Is biotechnology an environmentally sound way to increase food production? ; Do environmental hormone mimics pose a serious health threat? ; Is the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to tighten air quality standards for ozone and particulates justified? ; Should pollution prevention and reduction be a focus of agricultural policy? --<br/>Part 3. Disposing of wastes: Hazardous waste : should the "polluter pays" provision of Superfund be weakened? ; Municipal waste : is recycling an environmentally and economically sound waste management strategy? ; Nuclear waste : should the United States continue to focus plans for permanent nuclear waste disposal exclusively at Yucca Mountain? --<br/>Part 4. The environment and the future: Will voluntary action by industry reduce the need for future environmental regulation? ; Do the projected consequences of ozone depletion justify phasing out chlorofluorocarbons? ; Are aggressive international efforts needed to slow global warming? ; Are major changes needed to avert a global environmental crisis? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Introduces students to controversies in environmental policies and science. The readings reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Selections are organized around the areas of general issues, the environment and technology, and disposing of wastes. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental policy. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental engineering. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environment. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Public Policy. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Goldfarb, Theodore D. (Editor) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 06/06/2003 | Donation | 875.00 | 363.7 TAK | 007768 | Reference Books |
| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Stacks | 06/06/2003 | Donation | 875.00 | 363.7 TAK | 007769 | Lending Books |