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Tools for Environmental Management
A Practical Introduction and Guide
by Dixon Thompson
ISBN: 0865714584
ISBN-13: 9780865714588
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.94 pounds
Pages: 452
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