Synopses & Reviews
(Analytische Methoden, Band 2: Biologisches Material DFG (VCH) *) Description: Integrating physical, economic, social, and political perspectives, Cutter and Renwick's Fourth Edition presents readers with a wide range of opinions and interpretations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today. Key Features: Offers a balanced and engaging examination of natural resource issues.
Synopsis
Integrating physical, economic, social, and political perspectives, Cutter and Renwick's Fourth Edition presents readers with a wide range of opinions and interpretations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today.
Synopsis
Focusing on the environment and environmental policy, this text examines the dynamic interplay among the physical, economic, social, and political forces impacting the major natural resource issues of today's world. Written by authors with contrasting scientific and philosophical views, it presents a wide range of opinions and interpretations of these issues that results in a balanced review and solid basis for discussion. The inclusion of up-to-the minute, critical quantitative data on natural resource conditions and use, along with important Internet references, inform students while preparing them to analyze and evaluate the significance of resource patterns and trends as objectively as possible.
Table of Contents
- Natural Resources: Thoughts, Words, and Deeds
- Economics of Natural Resources
- Environmental History, 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
- Non-fuel Minerals
- Energy Resources
- The Transition to a Global Sustainable Society
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