Humans and Sustainability: an Overview | p. 1 |
Environmental Issues, Their Causes, and Sustainability | p. 2 |
Environmental History: An Overview | p. 23 |
Scientific Principles and Concepts | p. 43 |
Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy | p. 44 |
Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling | p. 71 |
Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation | p. 102 |
Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity | p. 120 |
Aquatic Ecology: Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems | p. 152 |
Community Ecology: Structure, Species Interactions, Succession, and Sustainability | p. 173 |
Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology | p. 198 |
Geology: Processes, Hazards, and Soils | p. 211 |
Human Population, Resources, and Sustainability | p. 237 |
The Human Population: Growth, Demography, and Carrying Capacity | p. 238 |
Food Resources | p. 261 |
Water Resources | p. 294 |
Geologic Resources: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources | p. 320 |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | p. 358 |
Environmental Quality and Pollution | p. 395 |
Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health | p. 396 |
Air and Air Pollution | p. 417 |
Climate Change and Ozone Loss | p. 446 |
Water Pollution | p. 476 |
Pesticides and Pest Control | p. 502 |
Solid and Hazardous Waste | p. 518 |
Biodiversity, Land Use, and Conservation | p. 549 |
Sustaining Wild Species | p. 550 |
Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosyster Approach | p. 585 |
Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity | p. 629 |
Sustainable Cities: Urban Land Use and Management | p. 658 |
Environment and Society | p. 687 |
Economics, Environment, and Sustainability | p. 688 |
Politics, Environment, and Sustainability | p. 715 |
Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability | p. 740 |
Appendices | p. A1 |
Glossary | p. G1 |
Index | p. I1 |
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