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RECORD NUMBER: 407 OF 697Main Title | Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future / | ||||||||||||
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Author | Owen, Oliver S., | ||||||||||||
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Publisher | Prentice Hall, | ||||||||||||
Year Published | 1995 | ||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 30594205 | ||||||||||||
ISBN | 0023901217; 9780023901218 | ||||||||||||
Subjects | Conservation of natural resources ; Natural resources--Management ; Sustainable development ; Environmental protection ; Conservation of natural resources--United States ; Natural resources--United States--Management ; Sustainable development--United States ; Environmental protection--United States ; Natèurliche Ressourcen ; Umweltschutz | ||||||||||||
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Edition | 6th ed. | ||||||||||||
Collation | xvii, 586 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. | ||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Natural resource conservation and management: past, present and future -- Economics and ethics: foundations of a sustainable future -- Lessons from ecology -- The human population problem -- The nature of soils -- Soil conservation and the American farm -- Sustainable solutions to world hunger -- Water -- Water pollution -- Fresh water fisheries management -- Coastlands, estuaries, and oceans -- Rangeland management -- Forest management -- Wildlife extinction -- Wildlife management -- Pesticides: protecting our crops, our health, and our environment -- Managing our wastes: a sustainable approach -- Air pollution -- Air pollution: global problems -- Minerals, mining, and a sustainable society -- Nonrenewable energy sources: issues and options -- Creating a sustainable system of energy: efficiency and renewable energy. |