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Book Category: Business & Economics
What has been done to our public lands? Irreplaceable forests harvested for lumber. Vast expanses of rangeland leased at rates far below market value. Mineral resources extracted with little or no royalties paid.
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Book Category: Ecosystem Science & Management
Often a commitment to large ecosystem initiatives is linked both conceptually and legally with requirements for ecological monitoring as a means of evaluating the effectiveness of management actions.
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Book Category: Land Use Planning
With increased awareness of the role of plans in shaping urban and suburban landscapes has come increased criticism of planners and the planning profession. Developers, politicians, and citizens alike blame "poor planning" for a host of community ills....
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Book Category: Energy & Climate
Global warming has finally made clear the true costs of using our atmosphere as a giant sponge to soak up unwanted by-products of industrial activity.
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Book Category: Ecosystem Science & Management
Creating institutions to meet the challenge of sustainability is arguably the most important task confronting society; it is also dauntingly complex.
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Book Category: Biodiversity & Wildlife
When William Beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half-mile down in a four-foot steel sphere to see-five times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s.
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From the cars we drive to the instant messages we receive, from debate about genetically modified foods to astonishing strides in cloning, robotics, and nanotechnology, it would be hard to deny technology's powerful grip on our lives.
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Book Category: Sustainable Development
Perpetual economic growth is physically impossible on a planet with finite resources.
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Book Category: Land Use Planning
Across the United States, issues such as sustainability, smart growth, and livable communities are making headlines.
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Book Category: Oceans
Fisheries management today is highly contentious.