| Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 1: Selected Writings of Gilbert F. White Contributor(s): Kates, Robert W. (Editor), Burton, Ian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226425746 ISBN-13: 9780226425740 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $145.53 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1986 Annotation: Gilbert F. White is the preeminent geographer of natural resources, hazards, and the human environment. During fifty years of professional work as civil servant, scientist, and educator, he authored numerous books and papers. This volume is the first collection of White's work, spanning his interests and career from 1934 to 1984. Individual introductions by the editors place each selection in historical perspective and assay its significance. With the companion volume, Theme from the Work of Gilbert F. White, White's writings, and the work that he inspired, are now readily accessible to all who share his concern for the stewardship of the earth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| LCCN: 85013987 |
| Series: Geography, Resources, and Environment |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.2" W x 9.32" (1.70 lbs) 486 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gilbert F. White is the preeminent geographer of natural resources, hazards, and the human environment. During fifty years of professional work as civil servant, scientist, and educator, he authored numerous books and papers. This volume is the first collection of White's work, spanning his interests and career from 1934 to 1984. Individual introductions by the editors place each selection in historical perspective and assay its significance. With the companion volume, Theme from the Work of Gilbert F. White, White's writings, and the work that he inspired, are now readily accessible to all who share his concern for the stewardship of the earth. |