Environmental Studies: from crisis to cure (Record no. 3383)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195673937 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | National Institute of Technology Goa |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.72 |
| Item number | RAJ/ENV |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rajagopalan, R |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Environmental Studies: from crisis to cure |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 378p.: 12x20x1; Paperback |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | About the book: Designed to meet the UGC guidelines for a compulsory course on environmental studies, the book aims to create awareness among students for environmental issues both at local and global levels.<br/><br/>The book aims to create increased sensitivity among students for environmental issues. It also aims to develop an appreciation for the seriousness of the environmental crisis at the global and local levels. Designed to meet the UGC guidelines for a compulsory course on environmental studies, the book is meant for undergraduates of any discipline - from commerce to chemistry, English to electronics. It assumes minimal background in mathematics and science.<br/><br/>The book discusses the major environmental problems we face today: runaway growth, imperiled ecosystems, disappearing forests, endangered species, dwindling natural resources, escalating pollution, dangerous toxic, green laws and others. The book illustrates various problems, solutions, successes, and failures with over one hundred environment-related stories and real-life case studies both in the Indian and global contexts. Written in a student-friendly manner, the text is enriched with a large number of illustrations. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Enviromental Science; The global environmental crisis; Ecosystems; Biodiversity renewable and non-renewable; Natural resources; Pollution; Human population and the environment; Social issues and the environment; Field work |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note | Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Central Library NIT Goa | Central Library NIT Goa | General stacks | 28/07/2011 | Biblios Books, | 185.00 | 333.72 RAJ/ENV | 91 | 12/09/2023 | 12/09/2023 | Reference | Reference Book Rack number 39(B) | ||||||
| Central Library NIT Goa | Central Library NIT Goa | General stacks | 28/07/2011 | Biblios Books, | 185.00 | 333.72 RAJ/ENV | 92 | 12/09/2023 | Books | Book Rack number 7(A) | Dewey Decimal Classification |