| Air Pollution: Problems and Solutions Contributor(s): Kidd, J. S. (Author), Kidd, Renee A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816056056 ISBN-13: 9780816056057 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2005 Annotation: Society has a profound impact on the progress and acceptance of new science--and vice versa. For instance, over the past five years, events indicate that citizens' views have helped change the locus of the research and development carried out by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and by the Environmental Protection Agency. Likewise, citizen actions have influenced the direction of the activities of organizations such as the World Bank in their efforts to improve agriculture and living conditions in the developing nations of the world. The new |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) |
| Dewey: 363.739 |
| LCCN: 2005052791 |
| Series: Science & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.9" W x 9.3" (1.03 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With a focus on humanizing science, this Science and Society set shows students all the factors that motivate research, and reveals how scientists compete and collaborate. By exploring the connections between science and society, each book illustrates both, how society supports science, and how science in return supports society. |