Main description:
This full-colour, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of interrelationships by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Environmental Interrelationships
Chapter 2: Environmental Ethics
Chapter 3: Environmental Risk: Economics, Assessment, and Management
Chapter 4: Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment
Chapter 5: Interactions: Environments and Organisms
Chapter 6: Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities
Chapter 7: Populations: Characteristics and Issues
Chapter 8: Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption
Chapter 9: Energy Sources
Chapter 10: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 11: Biodiversity Issues
Chapter 12: Land-Use Planning
Chapter 13: Soil and Its Uses
Chapter 14: Agricultural Methods and Pest Management
Chapter 15: Water Management
Chapter 16: Air Quality Issues
Chapter 17: Solid Waste Management and Disposal
Chapter 18: Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes
Chapter 19: Environmental Policy and Decision Making
This full-colour, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of interrelationships by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Environmental Interrelationships
Chapter 2: Environmental Ethics
Chapter 3: Environmental Risk: Economics, Assessment, and Management
Chapter 4: Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment
Chapter 5: Interactions: Environments and Organisms
Chapter 6: Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities
Chapter 7: Populations: Characteristics and Issues
Chapter 8: Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption
Chapter 9: Energy Sources
Chapter 10: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 11: Biodiversity Issues
Chapter 12: Land-Use Planning
Chapter 13: Soil and Its Uses
Chapter 14: Agricultural Methods and Pest Management
Chapter 15: Water Management
Chapter 16: Air Quality Issues
Chapter 17: Solid Waste Management and Disposal
Chapter 18: Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes
Chapter 19: Environmental Policy and Decision Making