Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future
Chiras, Daniel D. ;
Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future - 9th Edition. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2005. - xii, 644 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;
Included Index.
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 Sustainability 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. Air Pollution: Global Problems 20. Minerals, Mining, and a Sustainable Society 21. Nonrenewable Energy Resources: Issues and Options
This comprehensive text provides the ecological principles, policies, and practices to manage a sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives.
0131458329 9780131458321
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.
333.72 / CHI
Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future - 9th Edition. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2005. - xii, 644 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;
Included Index.
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 Sustainability 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. Air Pollution: Global Problems 20. Minerals, Mining, and a Sustainable Society 21. Nonrenewable Energy Resources: Issues and Options
This comprehensive text provides the ecological principles, policies, and practices to manage a sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives.
0131458329 9780131458321
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.
333.72 / CHI