Europe: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues

by Kevin Hillstrom, Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Overview

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's most densely populated continent—Europe.

Europe, one of six titles in The World's Environments series, tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the continent's environmental past, its complicated present, and its uncertain future.



Europe looks at the catastrophes—in January 2000, a massive spill of cyanide and heavy metals from a gold mining operation in Romania destroyed all biological life in the Tisza, Hungary's second biggest river. The poisons traveled 1,000 kilometers through Hungary and Yugoslavia, where they wreaked havoc on the Danube. It also examines the progress—European society has shown a greater interest in renewable energy technologies than most other industrialized regions in the last 30 years. Serving as both a blueprint for the future, as well as a roadmap of the past, this book offers a gripping look at Europe's ecological history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781576076866
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/13/2003
Series:	The World's Environments
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom are professional writers. Their published works include all six volumes in ABC-CLIO's World Environments series.

Editorial Reviews

[E]xcellent source for students needing materials for in-depth research.” —School Library Jourbanal

“Recommended for large public libraries and academic libraries.” —American Reference Books Annual

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