Natural resource conservation management for a sustainable future Daniel D. Chiras, John P. Reganold.
Detalles de publicación: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Benjamin Cummings/Pearson c2010.Edición: 10th edDescripción: xii, 659 p. ill., maps 29 cmISBN:- 9780132251389
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For introductory-level, undergraduate courses in natural resource conservation, natural resource management, environmental science, and environmental conservation.
This comprehensive text describes the ecological principles, policies, and practices required to create a sustainable future. It emphasizes practical, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to these problems that make sense from social, economic, and environmental perspectives.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 1 Natural Resource Conservation and Management: Past, Present and Future
- 2 Economics, Ethics, and Critical Thinking: Tools for Creating a Sustainable Future
- 3 Lessons from Ecology
- 4 The Human Population Challenge
- 5 World Hunger: Solving the Problem Sustainably
- 6 The Nature of Soils
- 7 Soil Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture
- 8 Integrated Pest Management
- 9 Aquatic Environments
- 10 Managing Water Resources Sustainability
- 11 Water Pollution
- 12 Fisheries Conservation
- 13 Rangeland Management
- 14 Forest Management
- 15 Plant and Animal Extinction
- 16 Wildlife Management
- 17 Sustainable Waste Management
- 18 Air Pollution
- 19 Global Warming and Climate Change
- 20 Acid Deposition and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
- 21 Minerals, Mining, and a Sustainable Society
- 22 Nonrenewable Energy Resources: Issues and Options
- 23 Creating a Sustainable System of Energy
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Dan Chiras earned his Ph.D. in reproductive physiology from the University of Kansas Medical School. After graduating, Dr. Chiras pursued interests in environmental science and has become a leading authority on environmental issues and sustainability. He has published over 20 books and 250 articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias. Dr. Chiras lectures widely on ways to build a sustainable society, green building, and renewable energy. He lives in a state-of the art environmental passive solar/solar electric home in Colorado.
John Reganold received his Ph.D. in soil science from the University of California at Davis. As a professor of soil science at Washington State University, he teaches courses in introductory soils, land use, and organic farming and conducts research in land use and sustainable agriculture. Dr. Reganold has published more than 80 papers in scientific journals, magazines, and proceedings, such as Science, Nature, Scientific American, and New Scientist.