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Control Number257502
Date and Time of Latest Transaction20140930033534.AM
General Information140930s |||||||||b ||00|||
International Standard Book Number071671020
Cataloging SourcePAGASA-DOST
Local Call Number577.4 M81i 1980
Main Entry - Personal NameJames H. Wiersma
 Moran, Joseph, M.
 Michael D. Morgan
Title StatementIntroduction to environmental science by Joseph M. Moran, Michael D. Morgan and James H. Wiersma
Physical Descriptionxi, 658p. figures, tables
Summary, Etc.Much of the excitement that characterized concern about the environment in the late 1960s had waned by the middle of the 1970s, and in its place the problem-oriented, interdisciplinary field of study known as environmental science had begun to evolve. This relatively new field, now an established academic program, is marked neither by emotionalism nor by fatalism; rather, it represents an attempt to assess the environmental problems of our technological society objectively and rationally. In this context, problems and their possible solutions are studied carefully, and decisions more often involve compromise and cooperation than finger-pointing and reproof. As the title suggests, Introduction to Environmental Sceince is meant to introduce students to this field of study. The book is intended for students who do not plan to major in physical or biological sciences, and we presume no prior experience with science. We examine environmental problems in the framework of well-founded physical and biological principles. However, the discussion of each of these principles is developed only to the extent that it directly contributes to the students understanding of the problem at hand. The product, we hope, is an uncluttered, systematic exposition that will appeal to reason rather than to emotion. One of our fundamental objectives is to show students how environmental problems and controversies affect them. We try to accomplish this by briefly reviewing the normal functioning of the relevant part of the environment; examining the problem in its historical perspective; identifying the attitudes and activities that contribute to it; and pinpointing (when possible) its political, legal, economic, and social aspects. In coming to recognize the pesonal sacrifices and trade-offs necessary to improve environmental quality or to contribute to resource conservation, readers will gain an appreciation of the difficulties of resolving environmental problems on a local, national, or worldwide scale. At the same time, they will learn to determine what each of them can do to help solve such problems
Subject Added Entry - Topical TermHuman ecology -- Environmental protection -- environmental policy -- 1980 -- San Francisco
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Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration577.4 M81i
  
     
 
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