The global casino
Subtitle: an introduction to environmental issues
By: Nick Middleton.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Arnold
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Human ecology.; Environmental policy.; Environmentalism.
Description: The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book highlights the underlying causes behind environmental problems, the human actions which have made them issues, and the hopes for solutions.

It is a book about the human impact on the environment and the ways in which the natural environment impacts human society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-353) and index.