Useless arithmetic : why environmental scientists can't predict the future / Orrin H. Pilkey & Linda Pilkey-Jarvis.

Author/creator Pilkey, Orrin H.
Other author Pilkey-Jarvis, Linda.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxv, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Mathematical fishing -- Mathematical models : escaping from reality -- Yucca Mountain : a million years of certainty -- How fast the rising sea? -- Following a wayward rule -- Beaches in an expected universe -- Giant cups of poison -- Invasive plants : an environmental apocalypse -- A promise unfulfilled.
Local noteLittle-348717--305131055852
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-221) and index.
LCCN 2006009632
ISBN0231132123 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231132121 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TD171.8 .P55 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold