Environment : the science behind the stories

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書誌事項

Environment : the science behind the stories

Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan

Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2008

3rd ed., student text component

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Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Environment: The Science behind the Stories captures student interest with a revolutionary new approach. Integrated central case studies are elaborated through each chapter, using real-life details of each story to give students a tangible and engaging framework around which to learn and understand conceptual scientific issues. The newly revised Third Edition enhances this book's focus on current data, scientific rigor, and critical thinking with the addition of new hands-on activities

目次

Table of Contents I. Foundations of Environmental Science 1. An Introduction to Environmental Science 2. Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices 3. Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving 4. From Chemistry to Energy to Life 5. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology 6. Species Interactions and Community Ecology 7. Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology II. Environmental Issues and the Search For Solutions 8. Human Population 9. Soil and Agriculture 10. Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Future of Food 11. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 12. Resource Management, Forestry, Land Use, and Protected Areas 13. Urbanization and Creating Livable Cities 14. Environmental Health and Toxicology 15. Freshwater Resources: Natural Systems, Human Impact, and Conservation 16. Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and Conservation 17. Atmospheric Science and Air Pollution 18. Global Climate Change 19. Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation 20. Conventional Energy Alternatives 21. New Renewable Energy Alternatives 22. Waste Management 23. Sustainable Solutions

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA91779880
  • ISBN
    • 9780805395730
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    San Francisco
  • ページ数/冊数
    xxvii, 681, 6, 1, 1, 1, 21, 3, 18, 24 p.
  • 大きさ
    28 cm
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