Essential environment : the science behind the stories.
Title:
Essential environment : the science behind the stories.
Author:
Withgott, Jay.
ISBN:
9780805306408
9780805393675
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007.
Physical Description:
xxi, 376, [48] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Brennan's name appears first on the previous ed.
Abridged ed. of: Environment. 2nd ed. c2007.
Contents:
1: 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 -- 2: Environmental issues and the search for solutions -- Human population -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks: land use and resource management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Freshwater and marine systems and resources -- Atmospheric science, air pollution, and global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management -- Epilogue: Sustainable solutions.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006021828.html