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Selected writings of Gilbert F. White / edited by Robert W. Kates and Ian Burton.
LIBRA GF75 .G46 1986 v.1
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- White, Gilbert F.
- Series:
- Geography, resources, and environment ; v. 1.
- Geography, resources, and environment ; v. 1
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections. 1986
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water resources development.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 471 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986.
- Summary:
- Gilbert F. White is the preeminent geographer of natural resources, hazards, and the human environment. During fifty years of professional work as civil servant, scientist, and educator, he authored numerous books and papers. This volume is the first collection of White's work, spanning his interests and career from 1934 to 1984. Individual introductions by the editors place each selection in historical perspective and assay its significance. With the companion volume, Theme from the Work of Gilbert F. White, White's writings, and the work that he inspired, are now readily accessible to all who share his concern for the stewardship of the earth.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [443]-459.
- ISBN:
- 0226425746
- 0226425754
- OCLC:
- 12216688
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