Visualizing Environmental Science

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EnviroDiscovery Environmental Literacy Because responses to environmental problems depend on the public’s awareness and understa ...

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Environmental Economics 67 optimum amount of pollution. At this optimum, the cost to society of having less pollution is offset ...

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Summary 69 Summary 1 Conservation and Preservation of Resources 50 Conservation is the sensible and careful management of natur ...

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Greg Dale/NG Image Collection 4 Environmental Economics 62 Economics is the study of how people use their limited resources to ...

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Critical and Creative Thinking Questions 71 Critical and Creative Thinking Questions If you were an economist examining the pre ...

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