Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

by Anne Nadakavukaren

Book Overview

This thoroughly revised edition builds on the successful base of the first three editions, providing a broad, up-to-date survey of the major environmental issues facing the world today. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577666860
• ISBN13: 9781577666868
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

The Environment and a Bit More...

This book was a required text for one of my courses. In the past I have not had the best experiences with texts that offer such broad overviews of topics, and as result, I was not looking forward to reading this book. However, I have found the book extremely well written with an abundance of references for additional reading and further research. Every chapter has inserts of up to date events that outline both the environmental and health effects of pollution on world populations. For example the chapter on "Water Pollution" (Ch. 15) at the same time that it identifies the many sources of water pollution it also provides the reader examples of water pollution on health; such as, describing in detail the how and why schistosomiasis infection rates have remained constant for the past 50 years affecting 250 million people globally. If you are interested on a well written introductory book on the environment and health, this is certainly a book to keep in mind.

Engaging read on environmental issues

This is a very well organized book that covers the major environmental issues facing our world complete with case study examples to illustrate the points.

Excellent book

Broad coverage of important topics in environmental health. Most important of all, it is very easy to read and grasp the points that the author is trying to make. It is comparatively much more readible than many other titles in the subject.

I can't put it down!

Anyone who reads this book will find that it is wonderful. I have only read a few chapters of if for a college course that I am taking, and am looking forward to reading more of it. The information included in the text was so easy to grasp and to remember. The author thinks about every little aspect concerning the issue and draws on it clearly so as to make sure that the reader understands each and every issue involved. This surely is a book for anyone who is interested in environmental issues and what causese those issues to come about and how much of an impact that we humans have on the planet.

I love it

I think that this book is very educational and successful in getting the point across to the readers. I would personally reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in evironmental issues because it is very thorough and easy to understand.