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Living in the environment :

by Miller, G. Tyler
Additional authors: Spoolman, Scott.
Edition statement:17th ed. Published by : Brooks/Cole, (Belmont, CA :) Physical details: 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. maps ; 29 cm. ISBN:9780538735346 (hdbk.); 0538735341 (hdbk.); 9780538494144 (looseleaf); 053849414X (looseleaf).
Subject(s): Environmental sciences -- Textbooks. | Human ecology -- Textbooks. | Pollution -- Textbooks. | Sustainable development -- Textbooks.
Year: 2012
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Includes glossary and index.

Humans and sustainability : an overview - Science, ecological principles, and sustainability - Sustaining biodiversity - Sustaining natural resources - Sustaining environmental quality - Sustaining human societies - Supplements - Glossary - Index.

Three principles of sustainability, solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, can guide us in making a shift to a more sustainable society. Five major subthemes - natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the fact that individuals matter - guide the way to sustainability. This book looks at these subthemes and builds on the knowledge you learn by providing core case studies.

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