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UNINA9910153080103321 |
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Autore |
Chiras Daniel |
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Titolo |
Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future / / Daniel Chiras, John Reganold |
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Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Tenth edition, Pearson new international edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (658 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conservation of natural resources |
Natural resources - Management |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. Natural Resource Conservation and Management: Past, Present, and Future -- 2. Economics, Ethics, and Critical Thinking: Tools for Creating a Sustainable Future -- 3. Lessons from Ecology -- 4. The Human Population Challenge -- 5. World Hunger: Solving the Problem Sustainably -- 6. The Nature of Soils -- 7. Soil Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture -- 8. Integrated Pest Management -- 9. Aquatic Environments -- 10. Managing Water Resources Sustainably -- 11. Water Pollution -- 12. Fisheries Conservation -- 13. Rangeland Management -- 14. Forest Management -- 15. Plant and Animal Extinction -- 16. Wildlife Management -- 17. Sustainable Waste Management -- 18. Air Pollution -- 19. Global Warming and Climate Change -- 20. Acid Deposition and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion -- 21. Nonrenewable Energy Resources: Issues and Options -- 22. Creating a Sustainable System of Energy: Efficiency and Renewable Energy -- Appendix: The Nations of the World -- Appendix: Common Conversions -- Index -- 3. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For introductory-level, undergraduate courses in natural resource conservation, natural resource management, environmental science, and environmental conservation. This comprehensive text describes the ecological principles, policies, and practices required to create a |
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sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. |
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