Understanding the Environment: Bridging the Disciplinary DividesUNSW Press, 2005 - 229 pages This major publication brings together some of the world's leading environmental researchers in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and humanities to bridge the disciplinary divides in understanding the environment. The connections the book makes across multiple domains provide fresh insights into how we comprehend and how we might confront environmental challenges. |
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... sustainability Stephen Dovers 97 ཅུ་ སྐྱཡུ་ རྩ 57 76 7 Ecology D.L. Hazell , R.G. Heinsohn and D.B. Lindenmayer Environmental earth science 8 R.J. Wasson 113 9 Hydrology 130 Ian White 10 Mathematical and statistical sciences.
... sustainability Stephen Dovers 97 ཅུ་ སྐྱཡུ་ རྩ 57 76 7 Ecology D.L. Hazell , R.G. Heinsohn and D.B. Lindenmayer Environmental earth science 8 R.J. Wasson 113 9 Hydrology 130 Ian White 10 Mathematical and statistical sciences.
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... Hydrology 130 Ian White 10 Mathematical and statistical sciences 151 M.F. Hutchinson 11 Geography 169 Richard Baker 12 Bridging the divides 184 R. Quentin Grafton and Libby Robin Endnotes References Index 202 206 219 List of Figures ...
... Hydrology 130 Ian White 10 Mathematical and statistical sciences 151 M.F. Hutchinson 11 Geography 169 Richard Baker 12 Bridging the divides 184 R. Quentin Grafton and Libby Robin Endnotes References Index 202 206 219 List of Figures ...
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