Global Issues. Kristen A. Hite

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      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Dedication Page

      5  List of Plates

      6  List of Figures, Maps, and Tables

      7  Acknowledgements

      8  Introduction The Creation of Global Issues

      9  Chapter 1: What is Development? Developing Toward What? Twentieth‐Century Approach: Development as Economic Growth Twenty‐First‐Century Approach: Developing towards Sustainability Development Assistance and Foreign Aid Culture and Development Conclusion Further Reading Notes

      10  Chapter 2: Wealth and Poverty Can We Eradicate Poverty? Systematic Approaches Trade and Global Economic Interdependence Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty Conclusions Further Reading Notes

      11  Chapter 3: Population The Changing Population of the World Causes of the Population Explosion How Population Growth Affects Development How Development Affects Population Growth International Conferences on Population Governmental Population Policies The Future Conclusions Further Reading Notes

      12  Chapter 4: Food How Many Are Hungry? World Food Production How Development Affects Food United States: Industrial Agriculture and Farm Consolidation Brazil: Becoming a Food Exporter by Expanding the Agricultural Frontier China: Limited Land to Grow, Many Mouths to Feed Feeding a Growing Population Causes of World Hunger How Food Affects Development What’s your Footprint? The Future Conclusions Further Reading Notes

      13  Chapter 5: Energy The Relationship between Energy Use and Development Nonrenewable Energy Sources Global Oil Supplies and Price Shocks The Energy Transition Renewable Energy Sources Energy and Development: Critical Challenges and Opportunities Nuclear Power: A Case Study Conclusions Further Reading Notes

      14  Chapter 6: Climate Change An Unprecedented Global Challenge How Increased Temperatures Impact the Earth How Bad Will It Get? Global Agreement for a Global Problem What More Can Be Done? Conclusion СКАЧАТЬ