Understanding the Environment: Bridging the Disciplinary Divides

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UNSW 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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Contents

History and the environment
17
the study of humanity
23
Economics of the environment
43
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56
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68
Ecology
97
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113
Hydrology
130
Mathematical and statistical sciences
151
Geography
169
Bridging the divides
184
Endnotes
202
Index
219
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