Scientific American Environmental Science for a Changing World Third Edition

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1319059627
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1319059620
• Author: Susan Karr (Author), Anne Houtman (Author), Jeneen InterlandI (Author)

Learn to think critically about the environment as you explore science through real stories from real people as Scientific American Environmental Science for a Changing World brings clarity to scientific processes and concepts to improve your understanding of key topics.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Environmental, Science, and Information Literacy

Module 1.1 Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Lessons from a Vanished Society

Module 1.2 Science Literacy and the Process of Science Fungal Attacker Threatens North American Bats*

Module 1.3 Information Literacy and Toxicology [No title yet]*

Chapter 2. Ecology

Module 2.1 Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycling Engineering Earth

Module 2.2 Population Ecology The Gray Wolves Return to Yellowstone

Module 2.3 Community Ecology The Florida Everglades: A Community in Crisis

Chapter 3. Evolution and Biodiversity

Module 3.1 Evolution and Extinction A Tropical Murder Mystery

Module 3.2 Biodiversity Palm Oil Plantations Threaten Tropical Forests

Module 3.3 Preserving Biodiversity A Forest Without Elephants**

Chapter 4. Human Populations and Environmental Health

Module 4.1 Human Populations The Kerala Model*

Module 4.2 Urbanization and Sustainable Communities Creating Green Cities

Module 4.3 Environmental Health Eradicating a Parasitic Nightmare

Chapter 5. Managing Resources: Environmental Economics and Policy

Module 5.1 Ecological Economics and Consumption Wall to Wall, Cradle to Cradle

Module 5.2 Environmental Policy The World Tackles Ozone Depletion*

Module 5.3 Managing Solid Waste A Plastic Surf

Chapter 6. Water Resources

Module 6.1 Freshwater Resources Toilet to Tap

Module 6.2 Water Pollution Suffocating the Gulf

Module 6.3 Marine Ecosystems Ocean Acidification: The “Other” CO2 Problem**

Chapter 7. Land Resources

Module 7.1 Forests Returning Trees to Haiti

Module 7.2 Soil Resources and Grasslands Restoring the Range**

Module 7.3 Mineral Resources No Stone Unturned**

Chapter 8. Food Resources

Module 8.1 Feeding the World A Gene Revolution

Module 8.2 Sustainable Agriculture: Raising Crops Farming Like an Ecosystem

Module 8.3 Agriculture: Raising Livestock Can Meat Be Part of a Healthy, Environmentally Conscious Diet?**

Module 8.4 Fisheries and Aquaculture Fish in a Warehouse?**

Chapter 9. Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels

Module 9.1 Coal Bringing Down the Mountain

Module 9.2 Oil and Natural Gas The Bakken Oil Boom

Chapter 10. Air Pollution: Consequences of Using Fossil Fuels

Module 10.1 Air Pollution The Youngest Scientists

Module 10.2 Global Climate Change [No title yet]*

Chapter 11. Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Module 11.1 Nuclear Power The Future of Fukushima

Module 11.2 Sun, Wind, Water, and Earth Energy Fueled by the Sun

Module 11.3 Biofuels Gas from Grass**

Title tag:

Scientific American Environmental Science for a Changing World: Third Edition Textbook Overview
Exploring Current Environmental Challenges with Scientific American: Third Edition Textbook
Third Edition of Scientific American Environmental Science: Understanding Our Planet’s Future