| View Larger Image | Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (10th Edition) | Hardcoverby Daniel D. Chiras (Author), John P. Reganold (Author)
| List Price: | $136.80 | | Price: | $106.13 | | You Save: | $30.67 (22%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Addison Wesley | | Edition: | 10th Edition | | Page Count: | 672 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 337,765th |
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Product Description
This comprehensive book 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. A focus on sustainable development puts readers in touch with one of the most significant shifts in thinking and action in the environmental and resource management arenas. A variety of lasting solutions are provided that make sense from social, economic, and environmental viewpoints. Natural Resource Conservation and Management: Past, Present and Future, Economics, Ethics, and Critical Thinking: Tools for Creating a Sustainable Future, Lessons from Ecology, The Human Population Challenge, World Hunger: Solving the Problem Sustainably, The Nature of Soils, Soil Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture, Integrated Pest Management, Aquatic Environments, Managing Water Resources Sustainability, Water Pollution, Fisheries Conservation, Rangeland Management, Forest Management, Plant and Animal Extinction, Wildlife Management, Sustainable Waste Management, Air Pollution, Global Warming and Climate Change, Acid Deposition and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion, Minerals, Mining, and a Sustainable Society,Nonrenewable Energy Resources: Issues and Options,Creating a Sustainable System of Energy. Intended for those interested in gaining a basic knowledge of natural resources and conservation |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 3 reviews)
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good textbook by Bruce Ramsay (San Francisco, CA)  4 Stars
September 12, 2009
I bought this as a textbook for a class. I'm finding it well organized and thoughtful with a good amount of detail in each chapter.
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Great Read (for a school text book) by Mark A. Wachdorf (Sacramento, CA USA) 4 Stars
September 12, 2009
I guess the title says it all 'Great Read (for a school text book)'
This was a book that was required for a class I took. I read it from cover to cover. I have to say - each chapter was well written and interesting. Each chapter addressed a different natural resource (for example air, freshwater, etc) including many I never considered (like top soil).
There is a newer edition out there. I contacted the publisher about an update. In hindsite I cannot believe that I, a simple minded student, would ask a publisher for an update! I guess that's just a testament to how interesting the book was, I was thinking perhaps maybe a pdf containing the 2 new chapters. The response I got was NO!
Now that the stink eye has been focused on the publisher, there was one point in the book that was a bit annoying. I did not like how the text kept refering to a picture or figure or graphic that almost always was on the next or the previous page turn. I guess that's the challange of the publisher and will always be a problem with the published medium.
OK ... so maybe I dont particularly care for the publishers, but it wont stop me from buying another book from them and this is still a great book.
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Never got the Book by College Student  1 Stars
September 28, 2008
I waited for almost a month for my book. Contacted seller and never heard until they wanted me to delete my bad review, claiming it wasn't their fault my book wasn't here. Failed assignments in my class because I lacked the presence of my textbook. I did however get a full refund BUT still no book. Don't order from this seller, they aren't reliable.
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