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The environment and science : social impact and interaction

A look at the historical relationship between science, social attitudes and public policy as it pertains to environmental issues from the 17th century to the present. The book features biographical sketches of major contributors to the study of human/environment interaction
eBook, English, ©2005
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif., ©2005
History
1 online resource (xv, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781576079645, 9781280713309, 9786610713301, 1576079643, 1280713305, 6610713308
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Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Exploring a World of Possibilities; 2 Realizing Nature's Potential; 3 From Natural History to Government-Sponsored Science; 4 Ecology and the Foundations of Environmental Science; 5 Radioactive Nature; 6 Environmental Science and the Challenge of Environmentalism, ; 7 Environmental Science on a Global Scale; 8 Environmental Science at the End of Nature; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English