Waste, recycling and reuse - Rob Bowden

Waste, Recycling and Reuse looks at the issues surrounding the waste problem and why it has grown over the past 50 years. It looks at issues from household rubbish to global warming and considers how we might reduce the waste we produce without lowering our standards of living.

Opposing viewpoints are given throughout to provide opportunities for discussion and debate.

Rob Bowden is a development geographer who has taught international Environment and Development courses at the universities of Sussex and Brighton. He specialises in African issues and has written several children's books about the region. As well as writing, he runs an educational resourcing and consultancy company. He is a keen photographer and some of his images are used in his books. In 1999 his book 'Journey Through Africa' was highly commended by the Geographical Association and he has also been commended for his great contribution to education.