This comprehensive second edition provides an up-to-date introduction to the nature of ecological degradation in a world of dramatic environmental change.

Avijit Gupta is currently with the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.

1 Introduction 2 Development and natural vegetation 3 The environmental impact of land development 4 Development of water resources 5 Development and changing air quality 6 Urban development and environmental change 7 The global concern 8 Concepts and mechanisms for environmental management 9 Environmental problems and the Third World development