LEADER 03460oam 2200637 450 001 9910153080103321 005 20230803220504.0 010 $a1-292-05237-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000001160502 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001214926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12505389 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001214926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11172870 035 $a(PQKB)10366298 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5174467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5187149 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5833318 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5137532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6399211 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5137532 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL543596 035 $a(OCoLC)1016999641 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001160502 100 $a20210427d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNatural resource conservation $emanagement for a sustainable future /$fDaniel Chiras, John Reganold 205 $aTenth edition, Pearson new international edition. 210 1$aHarlow, England :$cPearson,$d[2014] 210 4$d©2014 215 $a1 online resource (658 pages) $cillustrations, graphs 225 1 $aAlways learning 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-292-04098-X 311 $a1-306-12345-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aFor introductory-level, undergraduate courses in natural resource conservation, natural resource management, environmental science, and environmental conservation.   This comprehensive text describes the ecological principles, policies, and practices required to create a sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. 410 0$aAlways learning. 606 $aConservation of natural resources 606 $aNatural resources$xManagement 615 0$aConservation of natural resources. 615 0$aNatural resources$xManagement. 676 $a333.72 700 $aChiras$b Daniel$01374949 702 $aReganold$b John P. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153080103321 996 $aNatural resource conservation$93408807 997 $aUNINA