Environmental Science

by Cunningham, William P.; Cunningham, Mary Ann; Woodworth-saigo, Barbera

• ISBN13: 9780073301693
• ISBN10: 0073301698
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

"Environmental Science, Ninth Edition," is a comprehensive presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. This book is intended for use in a one- or two-semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level. The goal of this book is to provide an up-to-date, introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science along with emphasis on details and case studies that will help students process and retain the general principles. Because most students who will use this book are freshman or sophomore non-science majors, the authors make the text readable and accessible without technical jargon or a presumption of prior science background. At the same time, enough data and depth are presented to make this book suitable for many upper-division classes and a valuable resource for students who will keep it in their personal libraries after their formal studies are completed.

Table of Contents

Learning to Learn

Principles for Understanding Our Environment

Understanding Our Environment

Frameworks for Understaing: Science, Systems, and Ethics

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

People in the Environment

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Agriculture

Pest Control

Understanding and Managing Living Systems

Biodiversity

Land Use: Forests and Grasslands

Preserving and Restoring Nature Part Four Physical Resources and Environmental Systems

Geology and Earth Resources

Air, Weather, and Climate

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Issues and Policy

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do?

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