TY  - BOOK
AU  - Withgott, Jay.
AU  - Brennan, Scott.
TI  - Essential environment: the science behind the stories.
SN  - 9780136045311
AV  - GE105.B74 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pearson
N1  - 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
ER  -