Now reorganized and updated throughout, the fifth edition of Global Issues: An Introduction continues to reflect the most important aspects of an increasingly globalized world. Reorganized into more accessible chapters better suited to semester-long courses, with new sections covering development, climate change, pollution, and governance, this text is the only survey-level book in its field to unite perspectives from geography, political science, sociology, ecology, international relations, economics, and development studies.

Going beyond the traditional international focus, it offers a truly global perspective on topics such as wealth and poverty, population, food, energy, natural resources, and technology. The fifth edition incorporates new case studies and examples, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the effects of changing water supply on migration, natural gas fracking, and smart grid technology. A dynamic and accessible narrative is complemented by student-friendly features such as chapter boxes, a glossary of terms, guides to further reading, media and Internet resources.

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