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A textbook for the introductory resource conservation course. It provides a comprehensive examinatio...
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A textbook for the introductory resource conservation course. It provides a comprehensive examination of the past, present, and future of resource conservation. The authors explain the basic ecological principles on which modern resource management is based by considering each major resource in terms of its value to humans, its exploitation or degradation, and how it can be restored and sustainably managed. This revised and updated edition (fifth was 1990) adds a new chapter on ethics, economics, and critical thinking. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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