Global science : energy, resources, environment /
John W. Christensen.
- 3rd edition
- Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., c1991.
- xix, 699 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
CONTENT
1. The grand oasis in space 1.1 The birth event 1.2 The grand oasis 1.3 Its always changing etc...
2. Basic energy/ resource concepts 2.1 Kinetic and potential energy 2.2 Open and closed systems 2.3 The concept of carrying capacity 2.4 Conservation laws etc...
3. Growth and population 3.1 The nature of exponential growth 3.2 The limits of exponential growth 3.3 The explosion of exponential growth etc...
4. Mineral resources 4.1 Plate tectonic theory 4.2 Minerals: The ingredients of rocks 4.3 Rocks: The solid materials of earth's crust etc...
5. Food, agriculture and population interactions 5.1 Soil formation and characteristics 5.2 Soil profiles 5.3 Climate and soil groups 5.4 Soil erosion 5.5 Soil conservation etc...
6. Energy and soil 6.1 Where we get our energy 6.2 How we use our energy 6.3 An energy history 6.4 Increasing demand for energy etc... 7. Energy supply and demand 8. Energy for future 9. Water: Quantity and quality 10. Resource management: Air and land 11. The economics of resource and environment 12. Options for the future etc...
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Power resources. Natural resources. Environmental protection.