Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 16e ISE – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781266197048,1266197044
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- ISBN-10 : 1266653406
- ISBN-13 : 978-1266653407
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Environmental Science:A Global Concern is a comprehensive presentation of environmental sciencefor non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmentalresponsibility, and global awareness. This book is intended for use in a one ortwo-semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmentalstudies at the college or advanced placement high school level.
Table of contents:
1 Understanding Our Environment
2 Principles of Science and Systems
3 Matter, Energy, and Life
4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions
5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life
6 Population Biology
7 Human Populations
8 Environmental Health and Toxicology
9 Food and Hunger
10 Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices
11 Biodiversity: Preserving Species
12 Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes
13 Restoration Ecology
14 Geology and Earth Resources
15 Climate Systems and Climate Change
16 Air Pollution
17 Water Use and Management
18 Water Pollution
19 Conventional Energy
20 Sustainable Energy
21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste
22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
23 Ecological Economics
24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning
25 What Then Shall We Do?