Environmental resources
by Mather, Alexander S., (Alexander Smith)
Provides an introduction to natural and environmental resources. Sets out a conceptuial framework within which contemporary issues can be considered and presents these issues in their historical contexts. Reviews each of the major resource sectors - land, energy, mineral, water, and ocean.
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- Full title :Environmental resources / A.S. Mather and K. Chapman.
Summary
Provides an introduction to natural and environmental resources. Sets out a conceptuial framework within which contemporary issues can be considered and presents these issues in their historical contexts. Reviews each of the major resource sectors - land, energy, mineral, water, and ocean.
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- Publication Date:1995.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Longman Scientific & Technical, Pearson Education
- Place of Publication:Essex, Eng
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
The Physical Object
- Description:vi, 279 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0582101689, 9780582101685, 0470234911, 9780470234914
- oclc:ocm31647101
- LC Classification:S930
- Dewey Decimal:333.7
Table of Contents
Ch. 1. Introductory concepts -- Ch. 2. The political economy of environmental resources -- Ch. 3. Environmental resources in space and time -- Ch. 4. The land resource: food production -- Ch. 5. The land resource: forests -- Ch. 6. The land resource: biodiversity, protected areas and environmental conservation -- Ch. 7. Energy resources -- Ch. 8. Mineral resources -- Ch. 9. Water resources -- Ch. 10. Ocean resources -- Ch. 11. Environmental wealth and limits to growth -- Ch. 12. Transition to sustainability?
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