Format: Hardcover, 761 Publisher: Prentice Hall (April 01, 2002) Measurements: 10.75"(h) x 8.25"(w) x 1.5"(d), 3.9 lbs. ISBN: 9780130933881
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<P> Coupling the latest concepts and technology with proven traditional approaches, this new edition introduces readers to the science of natural resource management by integrating ecology, history, planning, economics, and policy into coverage of each natural resource. This text sets the stage for coverage of specific natural resources, giving readers a chance to review important concepts and to start thinking in a new integrated way about natural resource management in a more complex real-world context. </P> <H3>Some features of the new .edition include:</H3> <UL> <LI>Detailed history of natural resource management in the United States</LI> <UL> <LI>Helps readers understand that today's environmental problems did not just happen "naturally," but rather came about as the result of a complex mix of events, many well intentioned at the time</LI> </UL> <LI>Computers, scientific breakthroughs, and natural resource management and planning</LI> <UL> <LI>Shows readers how computers are used in natural resour
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