Consider a spherical cow: A course in environmental problem solving - Softcover

John Harte

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"This book should be read and used by all students of environmental studies, and should be an important acquisition for any research, teaching, or general academic library." Choice

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About the Author

For more than two decades, John Harte has taught courses on the quantitative aspects of environmental science at University of California, Berkeley, where he holds the Distinguished Class of 1935 Professorship in the Energy and Resources Group. His previous book, Consider a Spherical Cow, became a landmark text in the field. He is also the author of The Green Fuse and co-author of Patient Earth and Toxics A to Z. He has published numerous articles on ecology and biodiversity, water and other resources, climate change and its effects, acid precipitation, and environmental policy. John Harte received his B.A. from Harvard University and his PhD in physics from the University of Wisconsin.

Review

"an excellent guide.This book illustrates step-by-step how to solve dozens of problems." -- Journal of Chemical Information & Computational Science

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