Environmental science : Earth as a living planet

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Environmental science : Earth as a living planet

Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller with assistance from Dorothy B. Rosenthal ... [et al.]

Wiley, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This introduction to environmental issues contains five integrating themes: the global scope of environmental issues; the importance of urban environments; sustainability; human population; and the ethical and economic basis for making choices about environmental issues. These themes are introduced at the beginning and are referred to throughout. In addition, each chapter begins with a case study illustrating the issues discussed.

目次

  • Part 1: ENVIRONMENT AS AN IDEA: Basic Issues in Environmental Sciences
  • Thinking Critically About the Environment
  • Part 2: EARTH AS A SYSTEM: Systems and Change
  • The Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Part 3: LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The Human Population as an Environmental Problem
  • Ecosystems and Eco Communities
  • Biological Diversity and Biogeography
  • Biological Productivity and Energy Flow
  • Restoration and Recovery: How Ecosystems Respond to Disturbance
  • Part 5: SUSTAINING LIVING RESOURCES: World Food Supply
  • Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
  • Wild Living Resources: Plentiful and Endangered
  • Landscapes and Seascapes
  • Environmental Health and Toxicology
  • Part 6: ENERGY: Energy: Some Basics
  • Fossil Fuels and the Environment
  • Alternative Energy and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and the Environment
  • Part 6: WATER ENVIRONMENT: Water Supply, Use and Management
  • Water Pollution and Treatment
  • Part 7: AIR POLLUTION: The Atmosphere, Climate and Global Warming
  • Air Pollution
  • Indoor Air Pollution
  • Ozone Depletion
  • Part 8: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY: Environmental Economics
  • Urban Environments
  • Waste Management
  • Minerals and the Environment
  • Environmental Impact and Planning
  • Integrating Values and Knowledge.

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