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Title Natural resources for the 21st century / edited by R. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair
Published Washington, D.C. : Island Press [in cooperation with] American Forestry Association, ©1990

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) : illustrations
Contents An inventory of renewable natural resources. Population and global economic patterns / Lawrence W. Libby, Rodney L. Clouser -- Climate trends and prospects / William E. Easterling -- Cropland and soil sustainability / Sandra S. Batie, Daniel B. Taylor -- Forests / Perry Hagenstein -- Rangelands / Thadis W. Box -- Wetlands / Billy Teels -- Water resources / Kenneth D. Frederick -- Wildlife / Jack Ward Thomas -- Fisheries / William G. Gordon -- Outdoor recreation and wilderness / H. Ken Cordell -- New technologies / D.A. Holt, S.L. Rawlins -- Recycling / Florentine Liegerot -- Perspectives and analyses. Overview of resource discussions / John Fedkiw -- Making intelligent decisions in a democratic society / Daniel Bell -- Choices for natural resource professionals / Adela Backiel -- Resource sustainability / Charles E. Little -- Challenges, opportunities, and choices / Richard Collins -- Quality of life for the 21st century / Sara Ebenreck
Summary Papers presented at the Natural Resources for the 21st Century conference on November 14-17, 1988. Focuses on the current condition of our natural resource base and identifies factors that lead to its current conditions. Includes: population and economic patterns, climate, cropland and soils, forests, rangelands, wetlands, water resources wildlife, fisheries, wilderness, new technologies, recycling and outlines of perspective and analyses
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Renewable natural resources -- United States -- Management -- Congresses
Environmental policy -- United States -- Congresses
Natural resources
Resource management
Environmental policy
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Environmental policy
Renewable natural resources -- Management
Natürliche Ressourcen
Erneuerbare Ressourcen
Gestion des ressources naturelles -- États-Unis -- Congrès.
Ressources renouvelables -- États-Unis -- Congrès.
Politique de l'environnement -- États-Unis -- Congrès.
United States
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Sampson, R. Neil
Hair, Dwight, 1921-
American Forestry Association.
ISBN 9781610912907
161091290X
Other Titles Natural resources for the twenty-first century
Natural resources for the twenty-first century
Natural resources for the twenty-first century
Natural resources for the twenty-first century