Editors : T.N. Khoshoo and Majnu Sharma

Natural resources include all materials that are obtained by human beings from the physical and biological environment of this planet for fulfilling its needs. However, it is the principal cause of deterioration of earth's environment and results in the release of chemicals alien to biosphere and creation of ecological degradation. Sustainable management of natural resources implies that the use of non-renewable and renewable resources has to be environmental-friendly and so managed as to fulfil the needs of the present generation without detriment to the interests and aspirations of the generation to follow.

ISBN : 81-85048-16-9 436pp, Illustrated, Hardcover