Humans depend on the Earth's resources: we need its energy, its minerals, its forests and its oceans. As the population grows and human activity changes, how can we use and maintain these resources effectively? This text explores the nature of the world's resources, studying the way humans manage them. It covers a full range of resource issues from energy generation and mineral extraction, to water disputes and sustainable forests, showing how a variety of management strategies work and what problems can arise. With a ...
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Humans depend on the Earth's resources: we need its energy, its minerals, its forests and its oceans. As the population grows and human activity changes, how can we use and maintain these resources effectively? This text explores the nature of the world's resources, studying the way humans manage them. It covers a full range of resource issues from energy generation and mineral extraction, to water disputes and sustainable forests, showing how a variety of management strategies work and what problems can arise. With a section on the effects of population growth, the book explores specifically the opportunities we have to develop alternative methods to sustain our resources.
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Add this copy of Managing Resources to cart. $17.59, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Hodder Arnold H&S.
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Add this copy of Managing Resources to cart. $23.10, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780340730881.
Add this copy of Managing Resources to cart. $23.92, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Hodder Education.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780340730881.
