Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future (Record no. 12309)
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| fixed length control field | 02051nam a2200289 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0131458329 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780131458321 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.72 |
| Item number | CHI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Chiras, Daniel D. ; |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 9th Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : |
| Name of publisher | Pearson Prentice Hall, |
| Year of publication | ©2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 644 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Conservation of natural resources. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Natural resources -- Management. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sustainable development. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental protection. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Conservation of natural resources -- United States. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Natural resources -- United States -- Management. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sustainable development -- United States. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental protection -- United States. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Reganold, John P. ; |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 08/12/2005 | Purchased | 11130.00 | 333.72 CHI | 009946 | Reference Books |