Living in the Environment (with InfoTrac) Principles, Connections, and Solutions

by Miller, G. Tyler

• ISBN13: 9780534562687
• ISBN10: 053456268X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-09
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Table of Contents

PART I ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES	1	(78)
Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability	2	(36)
Critical Thinking: Science, Models, and Systems	38	(18)
Matter and Energy Resources	56	(23)
PART II ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES	79	(172)
Ecology, Ecosystems, and Food Webs	80	(28)
Nutrient Cycles and Soils	108	(24)
Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation	132	(24)
Geographical Ecology, Climate, and Biomes	156	(30)
Aquatic Ecology	186	(20)
Community Processes: Species Interactions and Succession	206	(28)
Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology	234	(17)
PART III HUMAN POPULATION, RESOURCES, AND SUSTAINABILITY	251	(184)
Human Population: Growth, Demography, and Carrying Capacity	252	(26)
Food Resources	278	(32)
Water	310	(28)
Minerals and Soil Resources	338	(28)
Nonrenewable Energy Resources	366	(30)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources	396	(39)
PART IV ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND POLLUTION	435	(174)
Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health	436	(34)
Air Pollution	470	(28)
Global Warming and Ozone Loss	498	(34)
Water Pollution	532	(28)
Protecting Food Resources: Pesticides and Pest Control	560	(18)
Solid and Hazardous Waste	578	(31)
PART V LAND USE, BIODIVERSITY, AND CONSERVATION	609	(140)
Sustaining Ecosystems: Land Use, Conservation, and Management	610	(32)
Sustaining Ecosystems: Deforestation, Biodiversity, and Forest Management	642	(38)
Sustaining Wild Species	680	(40)
Sustainable Cities: Urban Land Use and Management	720	(29)
PART VI ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY	749	(65)
Economics and Environment	750	(26)
Politics and Environment	776	(22)
Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability	798	(16)
Epilogue	814
Appendices	1	(17)
Further Readings	18
Glossary	1	(1)
Index	1