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" Environmental science : "
Richard T. Wright, Dorothy F. Boorse, Gordon College.
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BL
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872808
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Wright, Richard T.,1933-
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Environmental science : : toward a sustainable future /\ Richard T. Wright, Dorothy F. Boorse, Gordon College.
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13e
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Boston :: Pearson,, [2017]
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, ©2017
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xxii, 589 pages, 60 variously numbered pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 28 cm
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0134011279
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: 0134312872
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: 9780134011271
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: 9780134312873
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"À la carte edition"--Cover
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Science and the environment -- Economics, politics, and public policy -- Basic needs of living things -- Populations and communities -- Ecosystems : energy, patterns, and disturbance -- Wild species and biodiversity -- The value, use, and restoration of ecosystems -- The human population -- Population and development -- Water : hydrologic cycle and human use -- Soil : the foundation for land ecosystems -- The production and distribution of food -- Pests and pest control -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Environmental hazards and human health -- Global climate change -- Atmospheric pollution -- Water pollution and its prevention -- Municipal solid waste : disposal and recovery -- Hazardous chemicals : pollution and prevention -- Sustainable communities and lifestyles.
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Environmental sciences, Textbooks.
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Sustainability, Textbooks.
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Environmental sciences.
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Sustainability.
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363.7
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GE105.N42 2017
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Boorse, Dorothy
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