Exploitation, conservation, preservation : a geographic perspective on natural resource use

Author(s)

• Cutter, Susan L.
• Renwick, Hilary Lambert
• Renwick, William H.

Bibliographic Information

Exploitation, conservation, preservation : a geographic perspective on natural resource use

Susan L. Cutter, Hilary Lambert Renwick, William H. Renwick

J. Wiley, c1991

2nd ed

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A geographic approach to the study of the environment and environmental policy is presented here. The authors attempt to integrate physical, economic, social, and political considerations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today. New material on toxic substances and land resources is included.

Table of Contents

Natural Resources: Thoughts, Words, and Deeds. Economics of Natural Resources. Environmental Ideology, Politics, and Decisionmaking. The Ecological Bases of Natural Resources. Population: The Human System and the Human Condition. Land Resources. Agricultural Resources. Rangelands: Food Resources for Animals. Forests: A Multiple-Use Resource. Water Resources: Supply and Demand. Water Quality: Everybody's Problem. Marine Resources: Common Property Dilemmas. The Air Resource and Urban Air Quality. Regional and Global Atmospheric Change. Minerals: Finite or Infinite?. Energy Resources. Potential and Amenity Resources. Preparing for the Future: Information Gathering, Planning, and Action. Epilogue. Glossary. Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA1264104X
• ISBN:
  • 0471500771
• LCCN: 90024653
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 455 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HC21
  • DC20 : 333.7/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Natural resources
  • LCSH : Environmental policy
  • LCSH : Conservation of natural resources