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Famous first facts about the environment / edited by Ronald J. Formica ; contributors, Victoria S. Chase ... [and others].
LIBRA GE105 .F36 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wilson facts series.
- Wilson facts series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental sciences--Miscellanea.
- Environmental sciences.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 573 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- About the environment
- Place of Publication:
- New York : H.W. Wilson, 2002.
- Contents:
- Activist Movements
- Animal Rights 1
- Activist Movements
- Anti-Environmentalism 2
- Conservationism 3
- Ecofeminism 4
- Environmentalism 4
- Grassroots 8
- Green Politics 9
- Agriculture and Horticulture 10
- Agriculture and Horticulture
- Animal Husbandry and Livestock 11
- Cash Crops 13
- Diseases and Pests 13
- Food Crops 14
- Irrigation 14
- Legislation 15
- Methods and Equipment 16
- Organic Farming 17
- Organizations 18
- Pest and Weed Control 18
- Preservation 21
- Air Pollution 21
- Air Pollution
- Health 22
- Indoor 23
- Legislation and Regulation 24
- Public Opinion 28
- Research 28
- Alien Species and Species Migration 31
- Automotive Industry 34
- Automotive Industry
- Highways 36
- Legislation and Regulation 37
- Technology 38
- Biodiversity 41
- Birds 43
- Birds
- Legislation and Regulation 46
- Observations 47
- Organizations 47
- Refuges and Reservations 48
- Research 48
- Treaties 49
- Botany 50
- Climate and Weather 53
- Climate and Weather
- Global Warming 56
- Meteorology 57
- Ozone Layer 65
- Paleoclimatology 68
- Coal and Natural Gas 69
- Dams 72
- Dams
- Construction 73
- Disasters 75
- Droughts and Water Shortages 76
- Droughts and Water Shortages
- Pluviculture 80
- Earthquakes 80
- Ecotourism 85
- Education and Research 86
- Education and Research
- Expositions 89
- Extinct and Endangered Species 90
- Extinct and Endangered Species
- Extinctions 93
- Lists 96
- Reintroductions 99
- Fish and Fishing 101
- Fish and Fishing
- Commercial 103
- Hatcheries and Fish Farming 104
- Legislation and Regulation 106
- Sport Fishing 106
- Floods and Flood Control 107
- Floods and Flood Control
- Levees 110
- Mudslides 110
- Forests and Trees 111
- Forests and Trees
- Deforestation 111
- Diseases and Pests 111
- Fires and Fire Prevention 113
- Legislation and Regulation 114
- Logging 115
- Management 116
- Organizations 117
- Preservation and Reserves 118
- Rain Forests 119
- Reforestation and Planting 119
- Research 120
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 121
- Geology and Geophysics 123
- Hazardous Waste 127
- Hunting and Trapping 131
- Hunting and Trapping
- Game Management 133
- Legislation and Regulation 133
- Organizations 135
- Industrial Pollution 135
- International Law 139
- International Law
- Conventions, Agreements, and Treaties 140
- Organizations 144
- Land Use and Development 145
- Land Use and Development
- Legislation and Regulation 145
- Planning 146
- Preservation 147
- Property Rights 148
- Settlement 148
- Wetlands 149
- Zoning 150
- Literature and Arts
- Arts and Artists 150
- Books and Writers 153
- Photography and Television 156
- Littering 156
- Mines and Mining 159
- Natural Resources 162
- Noise Pollution 171
- Noise Pollution
- Legislation and Regulation 171
- Nuclear Power 173
- Oceans and Oceanography 180
- Oil and Petroleum Industry 185
- Oil and Petroleum Industry
- Fires, Spills, and Blowouts 186
- Offshore Drilling and Production 187
- War and Diplomacy 188
- Wells and Refineries 188
- Parks 191
- Parks
- Legislation and Regulation 192
- National Monuments 192
- National Parks 193
- State and Urban Parks 197
- Polar Regions 197
- Population Growth 201
- Population Growth
- Legislation and Regulation 202
- Organizations and Conferences 203
- Public Health and Safety 204
- Scenery 209
- Soil Resources 214
- Soil Resources
- Conservation 215
- Desertification 215
- Erosion 216
- Fertility and Fertilizers 216
- Research 217
- Solar Energy 217
- Solid Waste 221
- Solid Waste
- Disposal 222
- Recycling 223
- Street Cleaning 225
- Storms 225
- Storms
- Blizzards and Snowstorms 226
- Hailstorms 228
- Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons 228
- Ice Storms 231
- Thunderstorms 231
- Tornadoes 231
- Sustainable Development 233
- Synthetic Fuels 235
- Volcanoes 238
- Water Pollution 241
- Water Pollution
- Destruction of Species 242
- Health 242
- Industrial Discharge 243
- Legislation and Regulation 244
- Marine Pollution 246
- Organic Pollution 247
- Research and Technology 247
- Sewers and Human Waste 248
- Water Power 249
- Water Supply and Purification 251
- Water Supply and Purification
- Reservoirs 256
- Whaling 256
- Wilderness 257
- Wildlife 261
- Wildlife
- Breeding 266
- Conservation 267
- Control 270
- Preserves and Restoration 271
- Wind Power 274
- Zoos, Aquariums, and Museums 276
- Zoos, Aquariums, and Museums
- Planetariums 282.
- Notes:
- "A New England Publishing Associates book."
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0824209745
- OCLC:
- 45862078
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