Environmental science : toward a sustainable future (Record no. 12931)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780321701404
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ISBN 0321701402
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ISBN 9780321598707
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ISBN 0321598709
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 363.7
Item number WRI
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Wright, Richard T.,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Environmental science : toward a sustainable future
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 11th Edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Boston :
Name of publisher Benjamin Cummings,
Year of publication c2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xxii, 674 p. :
Other physical details ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ;
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note I. FRAMEWORK FOR A SUSTATAINABLE FUTURE --<br/>1. Science and the Environment --<br/>2. Economics, Politics, and Public Policy --<br/>II. ECOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT --<br/>3. Basic Needs of Living Things --<br/>4. Populations and Communities --<br/>5. Ecosystems: Energy, Patterns, and Disturbance --<br/>6. Wild Species and Biodiversity --<br/>7. The Use and Restoration of Ecosystems --<br/>III. THE HUMAN POPULATION AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES --<br/>8. The Human Population --<br/>9. Population and Development --<br/>10. Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use --<br/>11. Soil: Foundation for Land Ecosystems --<br/>12. The Production and Distribution of Food --<br/>13. Pests and Pest Control --<br/>IV. HARNESSING ENERGY FOR HUMAN SOCIETY --<br/>14. Energy from Fossil Fuels --<br/>15. Nuclear Power --<br/>16. Renewable Energy --<br/>V. POLLUTION AND PREVENTION --<br/>17. Environmental Hazards and Human Health --<br/>18. Global Climate Change --<br/>19. Atmospheric Pollution --<br/>20. Water Pollution and Its Prevention --<br/>21. Municipal Solid Waste: Disposal and Recovery --<br/>22. Hazardous Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention --<br/>VI. STEWARDSHIP FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE --<br/>23. Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles --<br/>Appendix A Environmental Organizations --<br/>Appendix B Units of Measure Credits --<br/>Glossary --<br/>Index.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Environmental sciences
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Boorse, Dorothy F. ;
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Reference Books
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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
Reference Main Library Main Library Reference 03/05/2013 Purchased 9775.00 363.7 WRI 013232 Reference Books

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