Land use and abuse
By: by D.J. Herda and Margaret L. Madden.
Contributors: Madden, Margaret L.
Series: A Science/technology/society book
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Land use -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.; Agricultural ecology -- Juvenile literature.; Land use -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Agricultural ecology -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Land use.
Description: Describes the environmental impact of land use, showing how careless development leads to loss of agricultural lands and animal and plant species and causes deforestation, desertification, and urban sprawl.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.