Mathematics for Sustainability

Designed for the 21st century classroom, this textbook poses, refines, and analyzes questions of sustainability in a quantitative environment. Building mathematical knowledge in the context of issues relevant to every global citizen today, this text takes an approach that empowers students of all di...

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Main Author: Roe, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Texts for Quantitative Critical Thinking,
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ISBN:9783319766607
ISSN:2523-8647
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