The Toxic Donut (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment, University of California Press, 2001.

  This in-depth guide depicts the relationships between human population and the environment. The book employs a number of maps, diagrams, and other visual aids to explore the links between population and natural resources, land use, atmosphere, waste and chemicals, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

• Brown, Michael, and John May, The Greenpeace Story, Dorling Kindersley, 1991.

  This book gives a comprehensive overview of Greenpeace, the nonviolent environmental pressure group that was founded in the 1970s. Illustrations and photographs accompany each section of the book, which covers the organization's history, its major initiatives, and the various retaliations it has experienced from international governments and industry.

• Rischard, J. F., High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them, Basic Books, 2002.

  Rischard, the World Bank's vice-president for Europe and a noted economist, defines what he sees as the twenty most pressing environmental issues. He proposes a system of global networks — which can monitor illegal environmental activity — to address these concerns.

• Santos, Miguel A., The Environmental Crisis, Greenwood Press, 1999.

  This highly informative book offers a good, one-volume introduction to the history of the environmental crisis, as well as the efforts made in the twentieth century to address this crisis. The book explains the science behind key environmental issues, such as global warming and pollution, and provides an indepth chronological time line of major environmental events.

• Wolf, Michael J., The Entertainment Economy: How the Mega-Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives, Times Books, 1999.

  Wolf, a top strategist in the media industry, states that all businesses, regardless of type, will need to entertain their customers in the future — since the public is obsessed with entertainment. Wolf cites many examples, such as CNBC network and Tommy Hilfiger, to show how certain businesses have learned this lesson and thrived. He also gives many inside stories about the media industry.

• Worldwatch Institute, ed., State of the World 2002, W. W. Norton & Co., 2002.

  The latest edition of this annual report gives the most up-to-date research statistics concerning the state of the earth and its environment. Topics covered include global governance, agriculture, resource conflicts, toxic wastes, population, and global warming, among others. This is an indispensable source book for all environmental studies.