| Description |
1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Are America's resources sustainable? / Roger A. Sedjo -- Sustainability: from natural resource sufficiency to ecosystem functional integrity / Sandra S. Batie, Roger A. Sedjo, and John Fedkiw -- Sustainable forests in America? / Roger A. Sedjo and Douglas MacCleery -- The sustainability of U.S. cropland soils / Sandra S. Batie -- Water resources management and the challenge of sustainability / Leonard Shabman -- Wildlife: sustainability and management / Dean Lueck -- Biodiversity in the United States / Juha Siikamäki and Jeffrey Chow. |
| Summary |
The vast size of the United States and extensive variation of its climate, topography, and biota across different regions contribute to both the richness of the nation?s natural heritage and the complexities involved in managing its resources. A follow-up to RFF?s popular America?s Renewable Resources (1990), Perspectives on Sustainable Resources in America updates readers about the current challenges involved in managing America?s natural resources, especially in light of the increasing emphasis on sustainability and ecosystem approaches to management. Written to inform general audiences and. |
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Conservation of natural resources -- United States.
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Sustainable development -- United States.
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Développement durable -- États-Unis. |
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Conservation of natural resources |
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Sustainable development |
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United States |
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Ressourcenmanagement |
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USA |
| Added Author |
Sedjo, Roger A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perspectives on sustainable resources in America. Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, ©2008 9781933115627 (DLC) 2007049704 (OCoLC)181421059 |
| ISBN |
9781936331307 (electronic bk.) |
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1936331306 (electronic bk.) |
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9781136526053 |
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1136526056 |
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9781136526060 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1136526064 |
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9781136526015 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1136526013 |
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