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Environmental science : living within the system of nature

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Jersey Prentice-Hall International 1993Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxvii,579p. PB 27.5x21cmISBN:
  • 0130274186
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 574.5 KUPE
Summary: A sophisticated discussion of basic ecological principles and environmental problems which focuses on teaching students to evaluate issues critically and provides them with the tools and information to do so. qit-Environmental Science-qit features a strong global orientation which examines environmental problems in full, taking into account their economic, social, political, ethical and legal aspects. There is a balanced treatment of controversial topics, and the book has been thoroughly revised throughout to take into account the changing issues - for examples, there is updated analysis of Chernobyl, pesticides and hazardous materials, solid waste and environmental cancer and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Also included is an expanded discussion of low-input, sustainable agriculture and the impact of biotechnology on agriculture.
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A sophisticated discussion of basic ecological principles and environmental problems which focuses on teaching students to evaluate issues critically and provides them with the tools and information to do so. qit-Environmental Science-qit features a strong global orientation which examines environmental problems in full, taking into account their economic, social, political, ethical and legal aspects. There is a balanced treatment of controversial topics, and the book has been thoroughly revised throughout to take into account the changing issues - for examples, there is updated analysis of Chernobyl, pesticides and hazardous materials, solid waste and environmental cancer and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Also included is an expanded discussion of low-input, sustainable agriculture and the impact of biotechnology on agriculture.

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