Title:
Exploitation, conservation, preservation : a geographic perspective on natural resource use
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed
Publication Information:
New York : J Wiley, 1991
ISBN:
9780471500773
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Summary
Summary
Using a geographic approach to the study of the environment and environmental policy, the authors have successfully integrated physical, economic, social and political considerations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today. Features many maps, photos and other visual materials to reinforce learning. New to this edition is material on toxic substances and land resources as well as a focus on current issues in the topic.
Table of Contents
| Natural Resources: Thoughts, Words, and Deeds |
| Economics of Natural Resources |
| Environmental Ideology, Politics, and Decision Making |
| Ecologic Perspectives on Natural Resources |
| The Human Population |
| Agriculture and Food Production |
| Forests |
| Biodiversity and Habitat |
| Marine Resources: Common Property Dilemmas |
| Water Quantity and Quality |
| The Air Resource and Urban Air Quality |
| Regional and Global Atmospheric Change |
| Nonfuel Minerals |
| Energy Resources |
| The Transition to a Global Sustainable Society |
| Epilogue |
| Glossary |
| Index |
