Essential environment : the science behind the stories.

By: Withgott, JayContributor(s): Brennan, Scott R | Withgott, Jay. EnvironmentMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2007Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 376, [48] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cmISBN: 0805306404 (alk. paper); 9780805306408 (alk. paper); 0805393676 (professional copy); 9780805393675 (professional copy)Subject(s): Environmental sciencesDDC classification: 363.7 LOC classification: GE105 | .B74 2007bOnline resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
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.
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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.

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