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Breathing Space: The Natural and Unnatural History of Air
Mark Everard
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Description for Breathing Space: The Natural and Unnatural History of Air
Paperback. Everard's work represents the long overdue incorporation of air into our wider understanding of ecosystems, and argues persuasively for the need for governments to recognise the importance of air as a resource. A must read for scholars and students of the environment, and for environmental activists. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
In this book Mark Everard argues that governments and citizens too often take the air we breathe for granted. Air and the wider atmosphere are vital in protecting us from radiation, maintaining climate and weather patterns, dispersing water, seeds and pollen, and serving as an alternative source of energy. Breathing Space overturns conventional thinking on the atmosphere, and is the first book to properly integrate air into the wider environmental discourse. Outlining the structure and development of the atmosphere, Everard assesses its importance within the environment as a whole. Everard’s work represents the long overdue incorporation of air ... Read more
In this book Mark Everard argues that governments and citizens too often take the air we breathe for granted. Air and the wider atmosphere are vital in protecting us from radiation, maintaining climate and weather patterns, dispersing water, seeds and pollen, and serving as an alternative source of energy. Breathing Space overturns conventional thinking on the atmosphere, and is the first book to properly integrate air into the wider environmental discourse. Outlining the structure and development of the atmosphere, Everard assesses its importance within the environment as a whole. Everard’s work represents the long overdue incorporation of air ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783603848
SKU
V9781783603848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Mark Everard
Dr Mark Everard's work in all four sectors of society – private, public, academic and voluntary – has taken him across five continents to undertake applied research, policy development and capacity-building relating to the ways in which people connect with ecosystems. The author of 14 other books, including Common Ground (Zed Books, 2011) and The Hydropolitics of Dams (Zed Books, ... Read more
Reviews for Breathing Space: The Natural and Unnatural History of Air
For too long, our airspace has been overlooked unless it pollutes, but no longer, now that Mark Everard's engaging book is on the scene. It places air at the heart of an ecosystem of interconnected human interactions and biodiversity. Rules that shape our treatment of air need to change urgently and this book challenges us with a blueprint to do ... Read more