Environment / Peter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl.

By: Raven, Peter HContributor(s): Berg, Linda R | Hassenzahl, David MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008Edition: 6th edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cmISBN: 0470119268 (pbk.); 9780470119266Subject(s): Environmental education | Environmental policy | Conservation of natural resourcesDDC classification: 363.7 LOC classification: GE70 | .R38 2008Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary.
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"2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary.

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