Natural Systems for Development: What Planners Need to KnowRichard A. Carpenter Guide to environmental policy to ensure that environmental protection goes hand in hand with economic development - covers resources conservation and resources development, the role of forests in watershed protection, soil erosion by water, soil salinization, tropical zone coastal area ecosystems, pest control, urban area air pollution, and water pollution; describes the uses of satellite remote sensing. Graphs, illustrations, maps, photographs, references and tables. |
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