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9780030449949

Environment (3rd w/ Package)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780030449949

  • ISBN10:

    0030449944

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-07-01
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Table of Contents

PART ONE HUMANS IN THE ENVIRONMENT 2(62)
Dr. Rita R. Colwell
Our Changing Environment
4(18)
Addressing Environmental Problems, Part I
22(18)
Addressing Environmental Problems, Part II
40(24)
PART TWO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN 64(102)
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Ecosystems and Energy
66(18)
Ecosystems and Living Organisms
84(22)
Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
106(27)
Major Ecosystems of the World
133(33)
PART THREE A CROWDED WORLD 166(50)
Nafis Sadik
Understanding Population Growth
168(22)
Facing the Problems of Overpopulation
190(26)
PART FOUR THE SEARCH FOR ENERGY 216(78)
William Browning
Fossil Fuels
218(27)
Nuclear Energy
245(22)
Renewable Energy and Conservation
267(27)
PART FIVE OUR PRECIOUS RESOURCES 294(162)
Jack Turnell
Water: A Fragile Resource
296(29)
Soils and Their Preservation
325(23)
Minerals: A Nonrenewable Resource
348(21)
Preserving Earth's Biological Diversity
369(29)
Land Resources and Conservation
398(30)
Food Resources: A Challenge for Agriculture
428(28)
PART SIX ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 456(140)
Dr. Robert T. Watson
Air Pollution
458(26)
Global Atmospheric Changes
484(28)
Water and Soil Pollution
512(29)
The Pesticide Dilemma
541(28)
Solid and Hazardous Wastes
569(27)
PART SEVEN TOMORROW'S WORLD 596(2)
Dr. Peter Gleick
Tomorrow's World
598
Appendices
I Review of Basic Chemistry
1(3)
II How to Make a Difference
4(8)
III Green Collar Professions
12(2)
IV Units of Measure: Some Useful Conversions
14(1)
V Graphing
15(2)
VI Abbreviations, Formulas, and Acronyms Used in this Text
17(2)
VII Solutions to Quantitative ``Thinking About the Environment'' Questions
19(6)
VIII World Population Data Sheet Assignment
25
Glossary 1(1)
Index 1

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