Ozone Crisis
eBook - ePub

Ozone Crisis

The 15-Year Evolution of a Sudden Global Emergency

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ozone Crisis

The 15-Year Evolution of a Sudden Global Emergency

About this book

The real story behind the Ozone Crisis

Straight from today's headlines, award-winning science writer Sharon Roan offers an incisive look at one of the planet's most pressing ecological concerns. Ozone Crisis tells the compelling, often shocking story of the discovery of ozone depletion, the fight to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and future prospects and prognoses.

"At last a sober, well-researched, and well-written book on an important environmental problem...a good yarn about stratospheric ozone...This is clearly one of the best case studies of the evolution of science-intensive public policy."
--Choice

"An engaging account...skillfully recounts in terms readily understood by lay readers the shrewd detective work and unprecedented scientific cooperation that helped give rise to the Montreal Treaty."
--John C. Topping, President, Climate Institute

"Whether you have the slightest interest in environmental matters or not, this book should be on your 'must check out!' list."
--Western Producer

"Anyone interested in understanding contemporary environmental policy issues will find Roan has written a well-researched, well-balanced, and informative book in an easy-to-read, journalistic style."
--Naturalist Review

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Information

Year
1990
Print ISBN
9780471528234
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781620459508

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1 Discovery
  6. 2 Death to Ozone
  7. 3 The Politics of Science
  8. 4 Innocent until Proven Guilty
  9. 5 Aerosol Ban
  10. 6 ó The Dark Years
  11. 7 A Crisis that Wasn’t
  12. 8 The Ozone Hole
  13. 9 The Sky Is Falling
  14. 10 Coldest Place on Earth
  15. 11 Chlorine, Dynamics, and Snowballs from Space
  16. 12 A Solution in Sight
  17. 13 Personal Protection
  18. 14 Proof—But Not Enough
  19. 15 The End of an Industry
  20. 16 The Importance of Knowing Sooner
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index

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