Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation
by Tom Theis, Jonathan Tomkin (eds)
Publisher: Connexions 2012
Number of pages: 643
Description:
With this book, first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowledge -- including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities.
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