Essential environment :
Withgott, Jay.
Essential environment : the science behind the stories. - 2nd ed. - San Francisco : Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2007. - xxi, 376, [48] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Brennan's name appears first on the previous ed. Abridged ed. of: Environment. 2nd ed. c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1 - R-13) and index.
1: Foundations of environmental science -- An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems: chemistry, energy, and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- 2: Environmental issues and the search for solutions -- Human population -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks: land use and resource management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Freshwater and marine systems and resources -- Atmospheric science, air pollution, and global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management -- Epilogue: Sustainable solutions.
0805306404 (alk. paper) 9780805306408 (alk. paper) 0805393676 (professional copy) 9780805393675 (professional copy)
2006021828
GBA688606 bnb
013579078 Uk
Environmental sciences.
GE105 / .B74 2007b
363.7
Essential environment : the science behind the stories. - 2nd ed. - San Francisco : Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2007. - xxi, 376, [48] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Brennan's name appears first on the previous ed. Abridged ed. of: Environment. 2nd ed. c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1 - R-13) and index.
1: Foundations of environmental science -- An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems: chemistry, energy, and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- 2: Environmental issues and the search for solutions -- Human population -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks: land use and resource management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Freshwater and marine systems and resources -- Atmospheric science, air pollution, and global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management -- Epilogue: Sustainable solutions.
0805306404 (alk. paper) 9780805306408 (alk. paper) 0805393676 (professional copy) 9780805393675 (professional copy)
2006021828
GBA688606 bnb
013579078 Uk
Environmental sciences.
GE105 / .B74 2007b
363.7