Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future / / Daniel Chiras, John Reganold
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014] |
| ©2014 | |
| Edizione: | Tenth edition, Pearson new international edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (658 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
| Disciplina: | 333.72 |
| Soggetto topico: | Conservation of natural resources |
| Natural resources - Management | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | ReganoldJohn P. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Natural resource conservation |
| ISBN: | 1-292-05237-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910153080103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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