Living in the Environment: Concepts, Problems, and AlternativesWadsworth Publishing Company, 1974 - 379 pages Man and nature: an overview; Some concepts of ecology; Population, resources, and pollution; Earthmanship; environment and society; Enrichment studies. |
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The Basic Text | 1 |
Melvin G Marcus Professor of Geography Center for En Samuel J Williamson Professor of Physics New York Uni | 7 |
Stuart A Marks Associate Professor of Anthropology St State University enrichment study | 14 |
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acres agricultural air pollution American animals automobile average birth rate calories capita carbon Chapter chemical cities coal consumption cost crops curve cybernetic cycle death rate decrease depletion disease diversity earth earthmanship ecological economic ecosphere ecosystem effects electricity Enrichment Study environment environmental estimated eutrophication factor fertilizer Figure fish food chain forests fossil fuels global Green Revolution heat human impact important increase industrial input lakes land limits living major materials million nitrogen nuclear fusion nuclear power nutrients ocean organic output oxides oxygen percent pesticides planning political pollution control population control population density population growth potential power plants problems production projected protein radioactive reactor recycling reduce Science second law Section soil solar energy sources species stability strip mining sulfur sulfur oxides summary supply thermodynamics tion tons U.S. Department U.S. population underdeveloped countries United wastes water pollution York zero population growth