People and the earth : basic issues in the sustainability of resources and environment /
By: Rogers, John J. W. (John James William)
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Contributor(s): Feiss, P. Geoffrey (Paul Geoffrey).
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998Description: xxii, 338 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521560284; 9780521560283:; 0521568722 (pbk.).Subject(s): Sustainable development | Human ecology | Population -- Environmental aspects | Natural resources -- ManagementDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
People and land -- Food -- Natural hazards -- Water -- Energy -- Mineral resources -- Waste and pollution -- Global change -- A final word.
This text examines the ways in which this planet enhances and limits our lifestyles. The authors look at the geologic restrictions on our ability to withdraw resources, such as food, water, energy, and minerals.