TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramkumar,Mu
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - On a Sustainable Future of the Earth's Natural Resources
T2  - Springer Earth System Sciences
SN  - 9783642329173
AV  - GB3-5030 
U1  - 550 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Mineral resources
KW  - Physical geography
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Urban planning
KW  - Forestry management
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Earth System Sciences
KW  - Climate Change Management and Policy
KW  - Mineral Resources
KW  - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
KW  - Forestry Management
N1  - Future perspectives in Earth Science -- Geosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Biosphere -- Energy -- Palaeoenvironment -- Environmental Issues and Sustenance -- Novel methods addressing sustenance and conservation
N2  - On a Sustainable Future of Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on different facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues. The first section focuses on the status of Earth’s resources; land, water, biota and atmosphere. Reviews on the rate of exploitation and the need to conserve these resources for future sustenance are also covered in this section. The following section includes chapters elucidating environmental, ecological, climatological and anthropological pressures on sustained nourishment with the Earth’s resources. The last section describes management practices, issues and  perspectives on sociological, legal, administrative, ICT and strategic efforts that need to be implemented in order to sustain our natural resources. This book covers a broad spectrum of the Earth’s resources and sustenance, offering a comprehensive perspective on their past, present and future
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32917-3
ER  -