Exploitation, conservation, preservation : a geographic perspective on natural resource use / Susan L. Cutter and William H. Renwick.

By:

Cutter, Susan L

Contributor(s):

Renwick, William H

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TextPublication details: New York ; Chichester : Wiley, 1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii,390p. : ill., maps ; 26cmISBN:

0471018104 :

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Main	RTC Library Main opac		Main TEST		333.72 CUT					Available			30010472

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Previous ed.: 1991.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.