Global Issues : An Introduction

Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of Global Issues: An Introduction offers a unique approach to the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developmentsExamines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern lifeThe only book of its kind to use the concept of development to illustrate how different global issues are interrelated Includes a new section on nuclear energy Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive impact o.;Cover; Contents; Plates; Figures, Maps, and Tables; Foreword; Notes; Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues; Chapter 1: Population; The Changing Population of the World; Causes of the Population Explosion; How Population Growth Affects Development; Too rapid; Too slow; An aging population and low birth rates; International conferences on population; How Development Affects Population Growth; Demographic transition; Factors lowering birth rates; Governmental Population Policies; Controlling growth; Promoting growth; The Future; The growth of the worldâ#x80;#x99;s population. Cover Contents Plates Figures, Maps, and Tables Foreword Notes Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues Chapter 1: Population The Changing Population of the World Causes of the Population Explosion How Population Growth Affects Development Too rapid Too slow An aging population and low birth rates International conferences on population How Development Affects Population Growth Demographic transition Factors lowering birth rates Governmental Population Policies Controlling growth Promoting growth The Future The growth of the worldâ#x80 #x99 s population. The carrying capacity of the earthOptimum size of the earthâ#x80 #x99 s population Population-related problems in our future Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 2: Wealth and Poverty The Millennium Development Goals Development Assistance and Foreign Aid The Market Approach The State Approach The Civil Society Approach Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty Globalization Positive aspects Negative aspects An evaluation Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 3: Food World Food Production How Many Are Hungry? Causes of World Hunger How Food Affects Development. How Development Affects FoodThe production of food The loss of food The type of food The Green Revolution Fertilizers Pesticides Irrigation The future Governmental Food Policies Future Food Supplies Climate Arable land Energy costs Alternative/sustainable/organic agriculture Biotechnology Fishing and aquaculture Future food production Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 4: Energy The Energy Crisis Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis The United States Western Europe Japan China. The Effect of the Energy Crisis on the Development Plans of Less Developed NationsThe Relationship between Energy Use and Development A shift in types of energy Increased use The decoupling of energy consumption and economic growth Climate Change The evidence Probable effects Uncertainties What is being done at present? What more can be done? The Energy Transition Nonrenewable energy sources Renewable energy sources Conservation/energy efficiency Nuclear Power: A Case Study The potential and the peril The choice Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 5: The Environment. The AwakeningThe Air Smog Airborne lead Acid rain Ozone depletion Climate change (global warming) The Water The Land Solid wastes Toxic wastes Governmental and industrial responses to the waste problem Deforestation The Workplace and the Home Cancer Pesticides Chemicals The Use of Minerals Resource efficiency Recycling Substitution Reducing needs Overdevelopment The Extinction of Species The Extinction of Cultures Environmental Politics Conclusions Notes Further Reading Chapter 6: Technology Benefits of Technology. The Tragedy of the Commons and the Role of Technology â#x80 #x93 Short-Term Benefits Versus Long-Term Costs. "Fully revised and updated to reflect today's rapidly changing world, the Fourth Edition of Global Issues offers a comprehensive introduction to the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. Opening with an overview of the complex origins of world problems, the book moves on to examine the reasons why some nations are rich and some are poor. Important issues such as population growth, extinction of species and cultures, climatic change, energy use, deforestation, and the misuse of technology are then discussed in depth. This edition also includes a range of perspectives on developed and developing societies and readers gain important critical thinking skills necessary to see how choices must be evaluated if these crucial problems are to be solved. To consider shifting global priorities, this new edition features the addition of a section dedicated to nuclear energy. Chapter boxes highlight ways in which individuals can have a positive impact on issues raised in the readings. The text is extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs; contains guides to further reading, media, and internet resources; and includes suggestions for discussing and studying the material. With its unique approach in revealing the interrelationships and consequences of global issues through the concept of development, the Fourth Edition of Global Issues remains the most accessible introduction to the topic available today."--Publisher's description Annotation Who And Unicef Jointly Developed This Global Strategy To Focus World Attention On The Impact That Feeding Practices Have On The Nutritional Status, Growth And Development, Health, And Thus The Very Survival Of Infants And Young Children. The Strategy Is The Result Of A Comprehensive Two-year Participatory Process. It Is Based On The Evidence Of Nutrition's Significance In The Early Months And Years Of Life, And Of The Crucial Role That Appropriate Feeding Practices Play In Achieving Optimal Health Outcomes. The Strategy Is Intended As A Guide For Action; It Identifies Interventions With A Proven Positive Impact, It Emphasizes Providing Mothers And Families The Support They Need To Carry Out Their Crucial Roles, And It Explicitly Defines The Obligations And Responsibilities In This Regards Of Governments, International Organizations And Other Concerned Parties. World Health Organization. Who And Unicef Jointly Developed The Global Strategy For Infant And Young Child Feeding Whose Aim Is To Improve - Through Optimal Feeding - The Nutritional Status, Growth And Development, Health And Thus The Very Survial Of Infants And Young Children--p. [4] Of Cover. Includes Bibliographical References. Also Issued Online. This Model Chapter Brings Together Essential Knowledge About Infant And Young Child Feeding That Health Professionals Should Acquire As Part Of Their Basic Education. It Focuses On Nutritional Needs And Feeding Practices In Children Less Than Two Years Of Age - The Most Critical Period For Child Nutrition After Which Sub-optimal Growth Is Hard To Reverse. The Chapter Does Not Impart Skills, Although It Includes Descriptions Of Essential Skills That Every Health Professional Should Master, Such As Positioning And Attachment For Breastfeeding. The Model Chapter Is Organized In Nine Sessions According To Topic Areas, With Scientific References At The End Of Each Section. These References Include Articles Or Who Documents That Provide Evidence And Further Information About Specific Points. Title From Pdf Title Page. Includes Bibliographical References. Issued Also In Printing. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.

Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of Global Issues: An Introduction offers a unique approach to the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life.

• Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developments
• Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life
• The only book of its kind to use the concept of development to illustrate how different global issues are interrelated
• Includes a new section on nuclear energy
• Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive impact on the issues examined within the text
• Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material

Extensively revised and updated, the new Fourth Edition of Global Issues: An Introduction offers a unique approach to the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life.

• Revised and updated to reflect the latest global developments
• Examines the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life
• The only book of its kind to use the concept of development to illustrate how different global issues are interrelated
• Includes a new section on nuclear energy
• Chapter boxes examine ways that individuals can have a positive impact on the issues examined within the text
• Key features include a glossary of terms; guides to further reading, media, and Internet resources; and suggestions for discussing and studying the material

The Model Chapter on Infant and Young Child Feeding is intended for use in basic training of health professionals. It describes essential knowledge and basic skills that every health professional who works with mothers and young children should master. The Model Chapter can be used by teachers and students as a complement to textbooks or as a concise reference manual The Executive Board of the World Health Organization, at its 101st session in January 1998, called for a revitalization of the global commitment to appropriate infant and young child nutrition, and in particular breastfeeding and complementary feeding. "Offers a dynamic and accessible narrative with many student-friendly features, such as chapter boxes, a glossary of terms, guides to further reading, media and Internet resources"--