| Edition |
3rd ed |
| Descript |
736p., 229 x 152mm, Colour and b&w illustrations, maps, hardback |
| Note |
Human/societal development is often seen as negative. but here, the authors feel that some level of development is good. They offer students a scientific background in environmental science so that they can make their own decisions regarding issues of the environment. |
| Contents |
Basic issues in environmental science; thinking critically about the environment; systems and change; the biogeochemical cycles; the human population as an environmental problem; ecosystems and ecological communities; biological diversity and biogeography; biological productivity and energy flow; succession and restoration - how ecosystems respond to disturbance; world food supply; effects of agriculture on the environment; wild living resources - plentiful and endangered; landscapes and seascapes; environmental health and toxicology; energy - some basics; fossil fuels and the environment; alternative energy and the environment; nuclear energy and the environment; water supply, use, and management; water pollution and treatment; the atmosphere, climate, and global warming; air pollution; indoor air pollution; ozone depletion; environmental economics; urban environments; waste management; minerals and the environment; environmental impact and planning; integrating values and knowledge. |
| Subject |
ENVIRONMENT
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| Alt Author |
Botkin, Daniel
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| ISBN |
0471321737 |
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