{"product_id":"asia-laurie-collier-hillstrom-9781576076880","title":"Asia: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the world's largest and most populous continent--Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsia\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the environment of this vast landmass. This volume encompasses everything from economics, land use, energy and transportation, to air pollution, rivers and lakes, oceans, and species and habitat protection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Malaysia, unchecked discharges of industrial waste and human sewage led the government to label 42 of its rivers officially \"dead.\" According to some estimates, Southeast Asia alone accounts for more than half of the world's total transport of sediment to the oceans. In the Philippines, the Chico River dam project, which would have subjected 100,000 tribespeople to relocation, was canceled when the World Bank withdrew funding after fierce resistance from the indigenous people. This fascinating book offers a comprehensive look at how the most populated continent on earth contends with its complicated environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Collier Hillstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576076881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576076880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.36w x 0.76d","brand":"Laurie Collier Hillstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088583373055,"sku":"9781576076880","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_136c3215-4e2f-4226-ac07-6cae8783f509.jpg?v=1769105577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/asia-laurie-collier-hillstrom-9781576076880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}