Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Natural resources and sustainability

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Natural resources and sustainability
ISBN-10
1933782129
ISBN-13
9781933782126
Series
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
Category
Environmental protection
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
Authors
Sarah E. Fredericks, Willis Jenkins, Daniel E. Vasey

Description

Natural Resources and Sustainability explores how human needs and desires, from sustenance and shelter to recreation and travel, have spurred the consumption of Earth's material resources. Scientists, ecologists, social scientists, and other expert authors focus on innovative approaches to sustainable resource management while encouraging readers to examine underlying assumptions and motivations of unsustainable use in the past. Contributors also present the historical impact of commercial activities, discuss traditional and contemporary processes that have affected the global distribution and use pattern of a particular resource; and outline concepts and theories that are particularly relevant to resource use; preservation; and restoration.

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