Environmental management : a core text for Cambridge O level and IGCSE (Record no. 43543)
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| fixed length control field | 01663nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0195977858 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780195977851 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.7 |
| Item number | PAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Pallister, John ; |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Environmental management : a core text for Cambridge O level and IGCSE |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Oxford : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vi, 269 p. : |
| Other physical details | color illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Ch 1. The Lithosphere.--<br/>Ch 2. The Hydrosphere.--<br/>Ch 3. The Atmosphere.--<br/>Ch 4. Biosphere. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book has been developed especially to meet the requirements of the new UCIE O Level syllabus, 5014, and the IGCSE syllabus, 0680, for Environmental Management.Environmental Management is a subject highly relevant in the modern context, where the Earths resources and life-sustaining systems are under threat of human impact. The aim is to enable students to understand and appreciate the interdependence of the Earths natural systems and learn to best manage them for the future.The book, following the sequence of the syllabus, has four main chapters:LithosphereHydrosphereAtmosphereBiosphereThese are further subdivided into units that cover the essential aspects of each under four main headings:ResourcesDevelopmentImpactManagementThe scope of the book is international in its approach, albeit with a focus on South Asia.The text is supported by tables, graphs and diagrams, and complemented by appropriately selected four-colour illustrations. Case studies give students a local as well as global perspective on ecological problems and their possible solutions. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental management. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 21/01/2015 | Purchased | 3307.50 | 333.7 PAL | 014643 | Reference Books |