242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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Acid rain was one of the major environmental issues of the 1980s. But while industrialized countries have taken measures to reduce the emissions that lead to acidification, the problems have not gone away. Trees are still dying, lakes are still being made uninhabitable; buildings are still corroding; and human health is still suffering. The most worrying trend is the repetition in the... Read more
List of Illustrations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I The Dimensions of Acidification
1. Acid Emissions
2. Acid Damage
3. Acid Controls
4. Acid Politics
Part I1 National and Regional Experiences
5. Britain
6. The European Union
7. Russia and Eastern Europe
8. North America
9. The Newly Industrializing Countries
Conclusions
Notes
Index
Biography
JOHN McCORMICK is associate professor of political science at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University. He worked for a number of years during the 1980s for British environmental groups and is author of several books including The Global Environmental Movement (2nd edition, 1995) and The European Union: Politics and Policy (1996).
'a masterly synthesis... I only hope this book is widely read, that it penetrates into the school curriculum, and that a few more politicians would take the time to read it' Professor Tim O'Riordan, Ecos 'McCormick finds the right balance; comparisons and links are made from country to country and side-issue to side-issue throughout the text, whilst still retaining the structure of separately discussing the causes of acid rain, the ecological impacts, international policy and past and present responses of all major countries to the issue' International Journal of Environmental Studies
