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015018
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pYellow Spine
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Planet under pressure
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Animals are under threat. Species are becoming extinct at a faster rate than in the paste due to human activity. Hunting, habitat destruction, and pollution all play a part. The decline in animal species is a serious threat facing Earth today.
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Animal biodiversity around the world
The world's animals
Animals in danger
Animals under threat
Finding solutions
Debates about animals under threat
The future
Statistical information
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1403482179 Hb.
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| 014774 | 333.9542/SPI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019169
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pBlue and Cream Spine
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Planet under pressure
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The climate is changing, with average temperatures rising. Global warming is having a big impact, with melting ice caps, rising sea levels, droughts, and floods. All life on Earth will be affected. 'Climate Change' highlights the issues involved and examines what action can be taken to reduce the consequences of climate change.
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Climate change around the world
A warmer world
Our climate today
The impacts of global warming
Taking action
Future climate
Statistical information
Glossary
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1403482160 Hb.
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| 018151 | 363.73874/UNW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025165
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2005.
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48p White Spine
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Planet under pressure
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Highlights the issues involved and examines renewable sources of energy that might provide a solution.
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1403477442 Hb.
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| 022999 | 333.79/GIF | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015020
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Food
/ Mason, Paul
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2006
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pYellow spine
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Planet under pressure
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The growing food industry has brought dramatic changes to people's eating habits, the food sources and its production. These have affected our diet, health, lives and our planet. This book provides a fascinating overview of challenges the global community faces surrounding food production and consumption today.
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Food issues around the world
Feeding the world
The food industry
Food giants
Impacts of the food industry
Debates about food
Tomorrow's table
Statistical information
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1403477469 Hb.
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| 014772 | 363.8/MAS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015019
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pYellow Spine
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Planet under pressure
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Focuses on the combined pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet. This series covers key global issues and combines physical and human geography to answer difficult questions. Ages 12-16.
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Malnutrition around the world
The Health of the World
Health and Disease throughout the Ages
Health Today
Impacts of World Health Patterns
Debates About Health and Disease
What's the Outlook?
Statistical Information
Glossary
Further information
Index
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1403482152 Hb.
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| 014773 | 616.98/WAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025085
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pOrange and yellow spine
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Planet under pressure
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Pollution is a massive global problem with far-reaching consequences. Air, water, radioactive, and terrestrial pollution affect the lives of millions of people daily, causing disease and death, and contributing to global warming. This book examines how pollution has become a worldwide issue and discusses the debate over possible solutions.
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Pollution issues around the world
A global problem
Air pollution
Water pollution
Land pollution
The debate over solutions
A clean future?
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1403477426 Hb.
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| 022924 | 363.73/GIF | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025089
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pPurple and yellow spine
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Planet under pressure
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Poverty affects millions of people all over the world, both in developed and developing countries. This book looks at what causes poverty, how it impacts on the global community and what is being done to tackle this worldwide problem.
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Poverty issues around the world
What is poverty?
Poverty in the past
Poverty today
The causes of poverty
Tackling poverty
Poverty tomorrow
Statistical information
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1403477434 Hb.
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| 022926 | 362.5/MAS | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025090
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Waste
/ Gifford, Clive
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2006
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pGreen and yellow spine
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Planet under pressure
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Throughout the world, waste is produced through the course of people's daily lives. The mounting level of waste has become an important global issue, creating problems for the environment and for people all over the world. This book examines the impact of waste today and looks at ways in which people and governments are addressing this growing crisis.
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Waste issues around the world
A wasteful world?
The waste problem today
What happens to waste?
Solving waste problems
The future
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1403477450 Hb.
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| 022927 | 363.728/GIF | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025086
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Water
/ Spilsbury, Louise; Spilsbury, Richard
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2007
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2007.
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48pPurple and yellow spine
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Planet under pressure
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Water is vital for life, but over one billion people across the world do not have access to clean, drinkable water. Demand for water is increasing, due to population growth and the needs of industrial, consumer societies, but it is a finite resource and the amount available is being reduced by pollution. 'Water' examines the many issues surrounding the use, supply and conservation of water today and in the future.
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Water use around the world
The world's water
Water today
Water problems
Problem solving
Debates about water
The future
Statistical information
Glossary
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1403482144 Hb.
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| 022925 | 333.91/SPI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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