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9780534562861

Sustaining the Earth (with InfoTrac) An Integrated Approach

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    9780534562861

  • ISBN10:

    0534562868

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-05-07
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Table of Contents

Environmental Problems and Their Causes
1(17)
Living Sustainably
1(3)
Population Growth and the Wealth Gap
4(3)
Resources
7(3)
Pollution
10(3)
Environmental and Resource Problems: Causes and Connections
13(2)
Solutions: Working with the Earth
15(3)
Science, Matter, Energy, and Ecology: Connections in Nature
18(56)
Science and Environmental Science
18(2)
Matter and Energy
20(6)
Earth's Life-Support Systems: From Organisms to the Ecosphere
26(9)
Connections: Have You Thanked the Insects Today?
29(6)
Connections: Roles of Species in Ecosystems
35(4)
Spotlight: Cockroaches: Nature's Ultimate Survivors
35(3)
Case Study: Why We Need Sharks
38(1)
Connections: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
39(4)
Connections: Matter Cycling in Ecosystems
43(6)
Life on Land and in Water Environments
49(9)
Population Dynamics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
58(6)
Ecological Succession
64(2)
Human Impact on Ecosystems: Learning from Nature
66(8)
Connections: Ecological Surprises
68(2)
Spotlight: Principles for Understanding and Working with the Earth
70(4)
The Human Population: Size and Distribution
74(22)
Factors Affecting Human Population Size
74(4)
Population Age Structure
78(2)
Case Study: The Graying of Japan
80(1)
Solutions: Influencing Population Size
80(6)
Case Study: Immigration in the United States
81(5)
Case Studies: Slowing Population Growth in India, China, and Thailand
86(2)
Population Distribution: Urbanization and Urban Problems
88(8)
Case Study: Mexico City
89(7)
Energy
96(45)
Evaluating Energy Resources
96(2)
Improving Energy Efficiency
98(9)
Renewable Solar Energy Resources
107(10)
Individuals Matter: Gaviotas: A Solar Village in Colombia
109(8)
Individuals Matter: A New Car Fuel That's Mostly Water
117(1)
The Solar--Hydrogen Revolution
117(3)
Geothermal Energy
120(1)
Nonrenewable Fossil Fuels
121(5)
Nonrenewable Nuclear Energy
126(10)
Spotlight: The Soviet Nuclear-Waste Legacy
133(3)
Solutions: A Sustainable Energy Future
136(5)
Biodiversity: Sustaining Ecosystems---Forests, Rangelands, Parks, and Wilderness
141(30)
Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, and Ecological Integrity
141(1)
Public Lands in the United States
141(3)
Managing and Sustaining Forests
144(5)
Spotlight: How Much Is a Forest Worth?
146(3)
Forest Resources and Management in the United States
149(4)
Solutions: How Can U.S. Federal Forest Management Be Improved?
152(1)
Tropical Deforestation and the Fuelwood Crisis
153(7)
Spotlight: How Farmers and Loud Monkeys Saved a Forest
158(1)
Individuals Matter: Biocultural Restoration in Costa Rica
159(1)
Managing and Sustaining Rangelands
160(4)
Individuals Matter: The Eco-Rancher
163(1)
Managing and Sustaining National Parks
164(3)
Case Study: Who's Afraid of the Big Gray Wolf?
165(2)
Protecting and Managing Wilderness and Other Biodiversity Sanctuaries
167(4)
Biodiversity: Sustaining Wild Species
171(24)
Why Preserve Wild Species?
171(2)
Spotlight: Biophilia
173(1)
The Rise and Fall of Species
173(5)
Spotlight: Is There Really an Extinction Crisis?
174(4)
Causes of Depletion and Premature Extinction of Wild Species
178(7)
Solutions: Protecting Wild Species from Depletion and Extinction
185(4)
Spotlight: Has the Endangered Species Act Been a Failure?
187(1)
Case Study: Should Oil and Gas Development Be Allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
188(1)
Solutions: Wildlife Management
189(2)
Solutions: Fishery Management
191(1)
Connections: What Should Be Done About Snow Geese?
192(1)
Case Study: The Whaling Industry
192(3)
Biodiversity: Sustaining Soils and Producing Food
195(32)
Soil and Soil Erosion
195(7)
Solutions: Soil Conservation
202(4)
Case Study: Slowing Soil Erosion in the United States
205(1)
How Food Is Produced
206(3)
World Food Problems and Challenges
209(4)
Solutions: Saving Children
213(1)
Solutions to World Food Problems
213(6)
Case Study: Can China's Population Be Fed?
214(1)
Solutions: Growing Perennial Crops on the Kansas Prairie
215(4)
Spotlight: How Useful Is International Food Aid?
219(1)
Protecting Food Resources: Pesticides and Pest Control
219(6)
Connections: The Pesticide Treadmill
221(1)
Connections: The Circle of Poison
222(1)
Solutions: Along Came a Spider
223(2)
Solutions: Sustainable Agriculture
225(2)
Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health
227(17)
Types of Hazards
227(1)
Spotlight: What Is the Biggest Killer?
228
Toxicology
227(4)
Chemical Hazards
231(1)
Connections: Are Hormone Disrupters a Health Threat?
232(1)
Biological Hazards: Disease in Developed and Developing Countries
232(5)
Spotlight: Are We Losing the War Against Infectious Bacteria?
234(2)
Solutions: Improving Health Care in Developing Countries
236(1)
Risk Analysis
237(7)
Pro/Con: Genetic Engineering: Savior or a Potential Monster?
240(1)
Spotlight: How Useful Are Risk Assessments and Risk--Benefit Analyses?
241(3)
Air, Climate, and Ozone
244(36)
Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate
244(3)
Global Warming: How Serious Is the Threat?
247(7)
Some Possible Effects of a Warmer World
254(2)
Solutions: Dealing with Possible Global Warming
256(2)
Solutions: Energy Efficiency to the Rescue
257(1)
Ozone Depletion: Is It a Serious Threat?
258(5)
Pro/Con: Is Ozone Depletion a Hoax?
261(1)
Connections: The Cancer You Are Most Likely to Get
262(1)
Solutions: Protecting the Ozone Layer
263(1)
Individuals Matter: Ray Turner and His Refrigerator
263(1)
Types and Sources of Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution
264(10)
Effects of Air Pollution on Living Organisms and Materials
274(1)
Solutions: Preventing and Reducing Air Pollution
275(5)
Water
280(32)
Water's Importance and Unique Properties
280(1)
Supply, Renewal, and Use of Water Resources
281(2)
Water Resource Problems: Too Little Water and Too Much Water
283(4)
Solutions: Supplying More Water
287(9)
Case Study: Mining Groundwater: The Shrinking Ogallala Aquifer
292(3)
Spotlight: Running Out of Water in Las Vegas
295(1)
Water Pollution Problems
296(10)
Individuals Matter: Using UV Light and Horseradish to Purify Water
297(2)
Individuals Matter: Tracking Down the Cell from Hell
299(5)
Case Study: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
304(2)
Solutions: Preventing and Controlling Water Pollution
306(6)
Solid and Hazardous Waste
312(20)
Wasting Resources: The High-Waste Approach
312(1)
Producing Less Waste and Pollution: Reducing Throughput
313(4)
Solutions: An Ecoindustrial Revolution: Cleaner Production
316(1)
Reuse, Composting, and Recycling
317(4)
Solutions: What Kind of Grocery Bags Should We Use?
318(2)
Case Study: Recycling Aluminum
320(1)
Individuals Matter: Source Separation Recycling in Some Georgia Schools
321(1)
Pro/Con: Does Recycling Make Economic Sense?
322
Detoxifying, Burning, Burying, and Exporting Wastes
321(6)
Case Studies: Lead and Dioxins
327(2)
Hazardous-Waste Regulation in the United States
329(1)
Solutions: Achieving a Low-Waste Society
329(3)
Solutions: How Can the Superfund Law Be Improved?
330(2)
Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews
332
Economic Systems and Environmental Problems
332(4)
Solutions: Using Economics to Improve Environmental Quality
336(3)
Solutions: Reducing Poverty
339(1)
Solutions: Converting to Earth-Sustaining Economies
340(2)
Connections: Jobs and Environment
341(1)
Case Study: How Is Germany Investing in the Future and the Earth?
342(1)
Politics and U.S. Environmental Policy
342(6)
Individuals Matter: Environmental Careers
344(1)
Solutions: Election Finance Reform
345(1)
Individuals Matter: Environmental Action on Campuses
346(1)
Case Study: The Wise-Use Movement
347(1)
Global Environmental Policy
348(1)
Environmental Worldviews: Clashing Values and Cultures
349
Connections: Why Should We Care About Future Generations?
352(1)
Individuals Matter: Mindquake: Evaluating One's Environmental Worldview
353(1)
Connections: Learning from the Earth
354
Appendixes
1 Publications, Environmental Organizations, and Federal and International Agencies
A1
2 Units of Measurement
A5
3 Major U.S. Resource Conservation and Environmental Legislation
A6
4 Individuals Matter: Working with the Earth
A7
Further Readings A9
Glossary G1
Index I1

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