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RECORD NUMBER: 936 OF 1089Main Title | Sustainability : an environmental science perspective / | ||||
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Type | EBOOK | ||||
Author | Ayers, John C., | ||||
Publisher | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group, an Imforma business, | ||||
Year Published | 2017 | ||||
Call Number | GE196.A84 2017 | ||||
ISBN | 9781315183237; 9781498752664; 9781351727518 | ||||
Subjects | Sustainability ; Global environmental change ; Environmental responsibility ; Conservation of natural resources | ||||
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Collation | 1 online resource (xxi, 333 pages) | ||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-322) and index. Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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Contents Notes | Sustainability and human well-being -- The environmental impact -- Risk, resilience, and system dynamics -- Sustainable development : how to avoid collapse and build a better society -- Nonrenewable resources : oil and minerals -- Global climate change -- Responses to global climate change -- Non-renewable energy sources -- Renewable energy sources -- Sustainable energy plans -- Water -- Food -- Waste and pollution -- The biosphere -- The future. |