2017-10-17T07:00:00Z You ?lw??? h??r th? m?tt? "reduce, r?u??, r????l?!" but d? you really kn?w wh?t it m??n?? S? m?n? thing? ??n influ?n?? h?w, why, when, ?r wh?r? you r????l?, in?luding where ??u liv? and how ??u liv?, wh?r? you work and how ??u work, ?nd much m?r?. Y?u ?h?uld kn?w th? ?r???r elements ?f r?du?ing your resource consumption, r?u?ing what ??u ??n, ?nd recycling products ...[Read More]
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2019-10-25T07:00:00Z This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed. As a field of study, recreational ecology is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, and the authors seek to develop a deeper understanding of both the role and function of the factors that influence visitor nu...[Read More]
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2016-08-29T07:00:00Z South America is home to some of the most distinctive mammals on Earth--giant armadillos, tiny anteaters, the world's largest rodent, and its smallest deer. But the continent once supported a variety of other equally intriguing mammals that have no close living relatives: armored mammals with tail clubs, saber-toothed marsupials, and even a swimming sloth. We know o...[Read More]
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384 pages , Routledge , 2013-10-11 Is aluminium bad for you? What is an Environment Management System? Is there an effective substitute for Chlorine Bleach? The A - Z of Corporate Environmental Management provides answers to these and many other questions, and is an invaluable guide to managing a company's environmental impact. This practical directory assesses hundreds ...[Read More]
256 pages , Kogan Page Publishers , 2015-03-03 Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management is the essential guide to the principles and practices of sustainable logistics operations and the responsible management of the entire supply chain. Based on extensive research by experts in the field, this comprehensive book covers the whole scope of sustainable logistics. ...[Read More]
