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| TITLE: |
Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman. |
| AUTHOR: |
Miller, G. Tyler (George Tyler), 1931- |
| PUBLISHED: |
Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, c2012. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. maps ; 29 cm. |
| EDITION: |
17th ed. |
| NOTES: |
Includes glossary and index. |
| NOTES: |
Humans and sustainability : an overview - Science, ecological principles, and sustainability - Sustaining biodiversity - Sustaining natural resources - Sustaining environmental quality - Sustaining human societies - Supplements - Glossary - Index. |
| NOTES: |
Three principles of sustainability, solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, can guide us in making a shift to a more sustainable society. Five major subthemes - natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, |
| NOTES: |
and the fact that individuals matter - guide the way to sustainability. This book looks at these subthemes and builds on the knowledge you learn by providing core case studies. |
| SUBJECT: |
Environmental sciences--Textbooks. |
| SUBJECT: |
Human ecology--Textbooks. |
| SUBJECT: |
Pollution--Textbooks. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sustainable development--Textbooks. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Spoolman, Scott. |
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