Title Natural resource conservation : management for a sustainable future / Daniel D. Chiras, John P. Reganold

Edition Ninth edition Published Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2005] ©2005

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MELB	333.720973 Oli/Nrc 2005		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL	333.720973 Oli/Nrc 2005		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 644 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm Contents Natural resource conservation and management: past, present and future -- Economics, ethics, and critical thinking: tools for creating a sustainable future -- Lessons form ecology -- The human population challenge -- World hunger: solving the problem sustainably -- The nature of soils -- Soil conservation and sustainable agriculture -- Integrated pest management -- Aquatic environments -- Managing water resources sustainably -- Water pollution -- Fisheries conservation -- Rangeland management -- Forest management -- Plant and animal extinction -- Wildlife management -- Sustainable waste management -- Air pollution -- Air pollution: global problems -- Minerals, mining, and a sustainable society -- Nonrenewable energy resources: issues and options -- Creating a sustainable system of energy: efficiency and renewable energy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject 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. Author Reganold, John P. LC no. 2004007168 ISBN 0131458329

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