Asia : a continental overview of environmental issues /
Kevin Hillstrom, Laurie Collier Hillstrom.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2003.
- xxv, 245 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- The world's environments .
List of tables and figures. - Introduction: the world's environments. - Acknowledgments. - Biographical notes. - 1. Population and land use. - 2. Biodiversity. - 3. Parks, preserves, and protected areas. - 4. Forests. - 5. Agriculture. - 6. Freshwater. - 7. Oceans and coastal areas. - 8. Energy and transportation. - 9. Air quality and the atmosphere. - 10. Environmental activism. - Appendex : International environmental and development agencies, organizations, and programs on the world wide web.
1576076881 (hbk.)
Environmental degradation--Asia. Environmental protection--Asia. Conservation of natural resources--Asia.