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Fragile land : Scotland's environment / Auslan Cramb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cramb, Auslan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Scotland--History.
- Nature.
- Scotland--Environmental conditions--History.
- Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
- Summary:
- A mini-encyclopaedia of environmental facts and figures with case studies from leading scientists and academics, describing the environment as it exists today, and offering solutions to pressing problems from air pollution to the loss of plants and animals.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introducing Scotland
- 2. Uncommon Land
- 3. Wildlife
- 4. Fresh Water
- 5. Marine Environment
- 6. The Air We Breathe
- 7. Agriculture
- 8. Energy
- 9. Transport
- 10. Cities and Sustainability
- 11. The Way Ahead
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-6591-9
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