Geography Resources And Environment Volume 2

Download or read book Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 2 written by Gilbert F. White and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of half a century, Gilbert F. White's work has served to shape and, in several instances, establish many of the fields that have come to be known as the environmental sciences. In this collection of original essays, a companion volume to White's selected writings (volume I), leading scholars in areas such as water supply, environmental hazards, and natural resource management interpret changes in these fields since White's work and assess present and future problems. With volume 1, this collection presents a complete and cogent picture of Gilbert White's contribution and the work he inspired.