Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future

ISBN-10: 0023901217
ISBN-13: 9780023901218
Series: Natural Resource Conservation
Pages: 586
Language: English
Published: 1995
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Authors: Daniel D. Chiras, Oliver S. Owen

Description

This text examines the past, present and future of resource conservation by explaining the basic ecological principles on which modern resource management is based. It fully considers each major resource in terms of its value to humans, its exploitation or degradation, and how it can be restored and sustainably managed.