Future Resources and World Development

Future Resources and World Development

Paul Rogers

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2012
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Ecología, la biosfera
ISBN:
9781468422344
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Human ecology, the study of the interrelationships between man and his environment, is necessarily in interdisciplinary study. An aim of this series is to demonstrate the importance of appreciating the viewpoints of different disciplines on problems of the human environment when attempting solutions to those problems. It also aims to emphasise the cru

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