Essential environment: the science behind the stories. / Jay Withgott
Material type: TextPublisher: New York: Pearson, 2009Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii,400p.: ill.; 25cmISBN: 9780136045311LOC classification: GE105.B74Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index, appendix and glossary.
Contents: Foundations of environmental science: An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Environmental issues and the search for solutions -- Soil, agriculture and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests and parks: Land use and resource management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology, minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans and coasts: Systems resources and conservation -- Atmospheric science and air pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management -- Epilogue sustainable solutions.
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