Resources of Our Earth : An Introduction to Spatial Economics (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Preface. I. 1. Introduction. 2. Energy: the key resource. 3. Land--its changing role. 4. Conservation of resources. 5. Man and resources. II. 1. Tree crops and forest resources. 2. Animal husbandry and animal products. 3. Marine resources. 4. Agricultural resources. 5. Mineral resources.

Vol. II. 6. Manufacturing industries. III. 1. Economic models Appendix A. 2. Theories (models) of economic growth and development. IV. 1. Transportation. 2. International trade. 3. Other service facilities. V. 1. Cultural advancement, growth, distribution and composition of population. 2. Theories of population growth. 3. Some dimensions of population density. 4. Population growth of economic development. VI. 1. Conservation, resource adequacy and resource depletion. 2. Environment degradation, pollution, and climate change. Bibliography.

"Studies and researches have witnessed an increasing trend of fusion of subjects and inter disciplinary in character, particularly in sciences--physical, life and social.

This book is also multi disciplinary in nature with resource study as its cornerstone comprising resource theory, aspects--natural, human and cultural, its development and utilization, resource adequacy and depletion, environment pollution and degradation to ecology and eco-system. This subject may properly be designated as geonomics, or, more appropriately, spatial economics. It would be of help to students of geography, economics and commerce. It would also be of interest to the researchers in the related disciplines, and to general readers interested in the economics of human destiny in relation to geo-reality. Economic activities originally tied directly to nature have gradually traveled away from nature with increasing sophistication and advancement of civilization. This book emphasizes that economic activities of man are related to geo-realities but increasingly so distantly as to obliterate the traces. Modem service sectors, say information and software technology even can be conceived of having relevance to geo-reality, at least conceptually. In the changing world with revolutionary advancement of technology, the cultural superstructure is conceived as a building without a plinth, for a man looking below from the 121 floor. An obsession with technology and consumerism is more than apparent. At this juncture, it is essential to remind the human species to look to the geo-reality as the basis of their existence, and that, infact man is a part of nature itself in a way. We have enough of niceties of theoretical economics; economic research should presently be directed towards relating economic activities to geo-realities and this book is an attempt in that direction." (jacket)