Bibliograph

Natural resources for the 21st century, edited by R. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair

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Natural resources for the 21st century, edited by R. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Natural resources for the 21st century

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

20221247

Responsibility statement

edited by R. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair

Summary

Papers presented at the Natural Resources for the 21th Century conference on November 14-17, 1988. Focuses on the current condition of our natural resource base and identifies factors that lead to its current conditions. Includes: population and economic patterns, climate, cropland and soils, forests, rangelands, wetlands, water resources wildlife, fisheries, wilderness, new technologies, recycling and outlines of perspective and analyses

Table Of Contents

An inventory of renewable natural resources. Population and global economic patterns / Lawrence W. Libby, Rodney L. Clouser -- Climate trends and prospects / William E. Easterling -- Cropland and soil sustainability / Sandra S. Batie, Daniel B. Taylor -- Forests / Perry Hagenstein -- Rangelands / Thadis W. Box -- Wetlands / Billy Teels -- Water resources / Kenneth D. Frederick -- Wildlife / Jack Ward Thomas -- Fisheries / William G. Gordon -- Outdoor recreation and wilderness / H. Ken Cordell -- New technologies / D.A. Holt, S.L. Rawlins -- Recycling / Florentine Liegerot -- Perspectives and analyses. Overview of resource discussions / John Fedkiw -- Making intelligent decisions in a democratic society / Daniel Bell -- Choices for natural resource professionals / Adela Backiel -- Resource sustainability / Charles E. Little -- Challenges, opportunities, and choices / Richard Collins -- Quality of life for the 21st century / Sara Ebenreck

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